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Loud and clear: No thank you
Amalgamation plebiscite
resoundingly defeated
By Debbi Harvie
[email protected]
The turmoil of the last few
months has come to an end as the
amalgamation plebiscite on
Saturday resulted in 66 per cent
opposed.
The community has been
polarized over the last few months
on whether or not to vote against
the amalgamation of the towns of
Pictou, New Glasgow, Stellarton
and the Municipality of Pictou
County.
The polls closed at 7 p.m. and
the full results were revealed at
9:37 p.m., with 5,632 voting yes
(34 per cent) and 11,069 voting (66
per cent) no.
Voter turnout rate was unofficially 17,000 of a possible 30,000
voters, or 55 per cent.
The only area that did not vote
majority no was New Glasgow.
“I thought with it being a controversial vote it would have been
a bit higher,” noted Josephine
MacDonald, returning officer.
MacDonald noted municipal
elections see 58 to 60 per cent
voter turnout, which is what this
vote was on par with, having the
majority of votes coming in prior
to plebiscite day at 35 per cent in
advance and electronic voting.
MacDonald noted the electronic voting went very well and
she is thankful for all of her volunteers; the day went without a
hitch, she said.
“It was a big undertaking.”
Councils now have the option
of voting for or against amalgamation as the final say prior to
June 20, the last day the municipalities can back out of the agreement.
Most councils are scheduling a
special council meeting to deal
with the vote with the Municipality
of the County of Pictou having
scheduled its meeting for June 13.
Municipal elections will go
forward as scheduled on October
15.
After more than two years of
working on the MOU and the
MOU TIMELINE
Brian White, chairman of the ANTY group, prepares to
remove the 'No' sign from his yard following the plebiscite
on Saturday.
(Harvie photo)
terms of reference and studies,
residents rejected the proposal on
Saturday.
Overshadowed by the plebiscite was the District 3 councillor
race between Kent Corbett and
Trenton and Westville weigh in
The winds of change have
come and many people see the no
vote as an opportunity to move
forward together as six units.
Many were not surprised by
the results of the plebiscite vote as
it showed the true feelings of
Pictou County.
Trenton
Mayor
Glen
MacKinnon says, “It’s evident the
citizens of Pictou County and the
four municipalities made a statement that they didn’t agree with
moving forward with what was
designed, as it was.”
Westville councillor Lennie
White shared the sentiment, adding there was a bit of a surprise
when it came to the total numbers.
“I can say, on a personal observation only, that I was surprised
by the overwhelming degree of
the no vote. My positive take away
from the process would be the
level of citizen engagement which
I hope we are able to capitalize
and build on as we move forward.
I emphasize this is my personal
view and not necessarily reflective
of a council,” says White.
Westville
Mayor
Roger
MacKay would not comment on
the results except to say, "I will not
be making any comments at this
time."
As for what happens now,
MacKinnon says it’s business as
usual for Trenton.
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Darla MacKeil. The seat became
vacant this past spring when
councillor Ed MacMaster passed
unexpectedly. Winner, MacKeil,
came in with 439 votes and opponent, Corbett, had 386.
“We have to continue to work
with the other towns and make
Pictou County a better place,” he
says. “We have to continue to
work together.”
MacKinnon says it is important
now to look at how things are
done in the county and how things
can be done differently.
“If there are advantages to
doing things differently like sharing services we are currently sharing or services we could be sharing...”
For MacKinnon, he says
Continued on page 2
►March 25, 2014: Minister of
Municipal Relations Mark Furey
takes the $150,000, matching
the municipalities’ contributions,
off the table for the governance
study which included all six
municipal units and had been in
the works for two and a half
years.
►March 28, 2014: The Town
of New Glasgow hosts press
conference to announce they
are working with the Municipality
of the County of Pictou and the
Town of Pictou to develop the
Memorandum of
Understanding.
►May 14, 2014: Correspondence from Trenton declining the invitation to participate in
drafting the MOU.
►August 22, 2014: The participating municipalities welcomed
Stellarton, Trenton and Westville
to join them. Stellarton signed
on and the four participating
municipalities each signed a
MOU adopted by each of their
respective councils.
►October 14, 2014: Stellarton
town council approves decision
to enter MOU with three other
municipalities.
►October 14, 2014: Stellarton
council requests more representation on the MOU committee.
►October 21, 2014: Trenton
council votes to not be part of
the MOU.
►October 27, 2014: Westville
council decides not to be part
of the MOU.
►November 10, 2014: MOU is
signed by four participating
municipalities.
►December 15, 2014: MOU
steering committee has its first
meeting. Warden Ron Baillie is
nominated as chair and Pictou
Mayor Joe Hawes as vice chair.
►February 4, 2015: MOU
steering committee approved a
number of terms of reference
related to the examination of a
regional governance structure.
►March 11, 2015: MOU steering committee announces the
creation of a new website,
onepictoucounty.ca to provide
information regarding the MOU.
►July 29, 2015: Pictou town
council approves the advancement of a conditional application
to the Nova Scotia and Utility
Review Board to meet the
October 2016 deadline for
municipal elections with the
condition of public approval
from a plebiscite. The three
other municipal councils followed suit.
►August 27, 2015: MOU
committee submits application
to UARB.
►September 2, 2015: MOU
steering committee releases first
workplan and study on the size
and costs of the proposed new
council. The study determined
10 councillors and one mayor at
large would be elected from 10
districts within the four municipal units. It was also determined
that eight employees would be
lost through attrition and retirement.
►October 6, 2015: MOU
steering committee appeared
before the UARB board for a
preliminary order on the conditional application. The board
granted intervener status to the
towns of Trenton and Westville
and the Canadian Union of
Public Employees and the
Police Association of Nova
Scotia.
►December 2015: Councils
involved approve electronic and
telephone voting for plebiscite
and upcoming municipal elections.
►February 5, 2016: Councils
accept Letter of Intent from the
province providing $27 million to
help with the cost of amalgamation and another $69 million for
infrastructure.
►March 7, 2016: UARB hearing begins and lasts until March
9.
►March 29, 2016: MOU steering committee public consultation and information sessions
begin and run throughout May
with more than 20 sessions in
total.
►April 13, 2016:
Amalgamation No Thank You
joins the discussion led by Brian
White.
►April 29, 2026: UARB preliminary decision favours amalgamation.
►May 5, 2016: ANTY hosts
first meeting in River John.
►May 11, 2016: MOU steering
committee information session
at Northumberland Regional
High School changes to ANTY
presentation.
►May 12, 2016: ANTY rally in
Stellarton.
►May 28, 2016: Plebiscite
results in 66 per cent of residents who voted saying 'no'.
►June 20, 2016: Councils
have the option of pulling out of
the MOU based on the plebiscite vote.
►October 15, 2016: Municipal
elections.
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June 1, 2016
• AMALGAMATION PLEBISCITE •
Steering committee to move forward
By Debbi Harvie
[email protected]
The MOU steering committee
was surprised by Saturday's plebiscite.
Chairman Warden Ron Baillie
admits, “It’s a little stronger on the
no side than I expected; actually I
was expecting a very close vote so
it was strong on the no side. At the
end of the day, the residents of
these four units are not ready for
amalgamation and so we will go
by what they say and continue on
with the status quo.”
Although there are some
shared services within the communities, the issue lies in the nonuniformity of town bylaws and
service levels.
Each councillor has a vote as to
whether they want to go forward
with the amalgamation or not,
with the Utility and Review Board
having the final say. Baillie believes
at this point, most councillors will
vote against it.
“I think we just go back to
working the way we have been
working and hopefully that overtime we can make Pictou County
grow.”
When the MOU process began
two and a half years ago, the six
units were working on an amalgamation study for which they
could not agree on the terms of
reference. Now, Baillie believes
that aspect has not changed.
“No, I don’t think that has
changed at all... no I don’t see any
change in that and it’s (any decisions) still going to have to go
through six units, it’s going to
have to go through six administrations, six councils, six solicitors, six accountants, everything
is going to be multiplied by six
and that’s the way it is now and
the way it will continue to the
unforeseeable future.”
As for whether there will be
any move toward more shared
services between the units in a
move to act more like one municipality, Baillie said that is “a discussion to be had with the
units.”
“To me I think it was very
decisive with the vote... and to me
the amalgamation issue is put to
bed.”
Proponents of the MOU steering committee, Friends of Pictou
County, included the group Pulse
Pictou County representing young
professionals in the county.
"Pulse Pictou County is obviously disappointed with the
results, but we plan to move forward with positivity and optimism to work for our goal of a
stronger Pictou County," said
Amanda Hill, Pulse representative.
Scott Conrod, CAO for Pictou
and MOU project manager, noted
that it is council’s right to withdraw from the application which
has always been conditional on
the plebiscite.
“The bottom line is it’s a conditional application and it’s up to
the councils which said they
would follow the vote of the citizens.”
Conrod agrees with Baillie
that it will be back to business as
usual.
“There’s going to be time needed to heal. The status quo just isn’t
working... we need to try to figure
out a way to do things better.”
ANTY group also surprised by vote
By Debbi Harvie
[email protected]
Saturday was a big night for
the Amalgamation No Thank
You members.
The small group formed a
short time ago in objection of
some of the information being
put forward by the MOU steering committee.
Chair of ANTY, Brian White,
was rallying for a more Pictou
County-based approach to the
issues we are facing.
Even still, he was surprised
by the numbers in the vote.
“I feel very pleased and somewhat surprised at the results. It
was somewhat what I had
expected but nowhere near
where the magnitude turned out
to be. Overall, I’m happy for the
people who worked with us to
get these positive results.”
White recognizes there are still
a few steps left in this process.
“First, the municipalities have
to meet and decide whether to
withdraw. I expect they will
because they said they would
vote with the constituents, but if
not, the UARB has the final
say.”
He also notices the need for
some breathing room after the
heated debates that have taken
place throughout the county.
“We all want the same thing
– to work towards a plan of what
works for us. We really need for
somebody to step forward and
lead this charge.”
White recognizes this may be
a difficult task and that someone
not associated with either side
needs to come forward as the
leader.
“I’m quite prepared to work
for something better.”
His hope, much like the MOU
steering committee, is that everyone comes together to work
toward the betterment of the
county.
“The biggest flaw (through-
BY THE NUMBERS
New Glasgow
Municipality
Pictou
Stellarton
District 1
District 2
District 3
Yes 66 %
Yes 23 %
Yes 48 %
Yes 25 %
Yes 19 %
Yes 47 %
Yes 27 %
Trenton ...
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Trenton has always been open
to discussions and continues to
be after the dust settles.
“The Town of Trenton is
open and always has been
open to looking at different
options of governances that
makes things better for the citizens of Trenton and Pictou
County. If a plan came forward that was better and had
the best interest of the citizens
of Trenton and Pictou County,
we would look at it and would
be interested.”
No 34 %
No 77 %
No 52 %
No 75 %
No 81 %
No 53 %
No 73 %
out the MOU process) is not
including the general public in
determining the wants and needs
of the county. The whole process
was top down and ignored people’s opinions and concerns. I
think what people reacted to
most was that they were not consulted.”
Stewart Bateman, a resident
of Lyons Brook, completely
agrees.
“One of the big reasons I
didn’t vote for the MOU committee... was all they brought
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
Yes 12 %
Yes 23 %
Yes 25 %
Yes 17 %
Yes 13 %
Yes 30 %
Yes 29 %
Yes 33 %
Yes 14 %
Yes 19 %
Yes 17 %
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Nail biting was common place
Saturday night as residents of
District three awaited word on
their new councillor.
The race was tight between
candidates Kent Corbett and Darla
MacKeil.
The seat became vacant this
past spring when councillor Ed
MacMaster passed away unexpectedly; however, the race was
overshadowed by the plebiscite
vote taking place the same time.
The results came in just after
9:30 p.m. Saturday night, a bit
No 88 %
No 77 %
No 75 %
No 83 %
No 87 %
No 70 %
No 71 %
No 67 %
No 86 %
No 81 %
No 83 %
By Debbi Harvie
[email protected]
The mayors of Pictou, New
Glasgow and Stellarton have been
involved in the MOU process
since the steering committee was
created in late 2014.
With the plebiscite results,
many of those mayors are questioning where the county goes
now.
Pictou Mayor Joe Hawes noted,
“I’m disappointed in the outcome,
especially in Pictou. We were trying to put the town in a better
position financially in a regional
manner. Now we have to borrow
the $1.3 million for the water project so our water rates will increase
to one of the highest in the province and we will lose that extra
money to pave roads. It would
have been a good stimulus package for the region. It really would
have been good in the long run for
everyone.”
Hawes says the MOU steering
committee put its best foot forward but perhaps didn’t get the
message out clearly that all of the
municipalities would have been in
a better financial position.
“If I could do it differently, I
probably would, I’d run it more
like a political campaign. We did
what we thought was best for the
county. Now it’s back to status
quo and that’s going to hurt us
more than anything.”
New Glasgow Mayor Barrie
MacMillan said, “" I want to thank
the people of New Glasgow for
their engagement regarding this
important issue. The people of
Pictou County have spoken loud
and clear. A great deal of work has
been done that will be of value
moving forward. Now is the time
to move forward and to continue
to work in the best interests of our
town and region.”
Joe Gennoe, Stellarton mayor,
is pleased with how his residents
voted.
“I’m pleased, it’s really no surprise. I think we all pretty well
predicted what was going to happen; people don’t change their
minds.”
The hope now from Gennoe is
that it’s water under the bridge
and the municipalities can move
forward.
“I hope there’s no hard feelings.”
As for what happens now, he
says they will be withdrawing
from the process for sure.
“I feel bad that we spent a lot of
money doing this exercise. It needed to be done I guess, but we don’t
know what the tally is going to be;
it’s a lot more than expected, hundreds of thousands of dollars went
into this.”
He hopes everyone can take
the high road and keep trucking.
“Shared services is the way to
go, keep going with more shared
services and I believe it should be
done by uniform assessment...”
As for whether Stellarton
would be open to sitting down to
more amalgamation talks in the
future, Gennoe says, “I think it’s
gone, the people don’t want it. No
need to beat a dead horse.”
Top photo: The Pictou Lions Club hosted a family fishing derby
on Saturday at the Pictou Quarry. The event included prize
draws as well as prizes for biggest and smallest fish as well as
a barbecue for those registered. From the left, back: Tyler
Greenwood, Diana MacNeil, Austin Lyons and Andrew Ferguson.
Front: Joey David holds the fish for Wesley David, Tanner
Heighton, Hayden Williams, Keagon MacDonald, Jordan
Cameron and Noah MacDonald.
BELOW: Firefighters with the Caribou Fire Department gear up for
an emergency evacuation drill at the Maritime Oddfellows Home
in Pictou. The drill included members of the Pictou County District
RCMP, Caribou and Pictou fire departments and EMO. Some residents were evacuated from the building to practise what would
(Harvie photos)
happen in the event of a real fire.
Electronic voting a success
advance polls also strong
By Debbi Harvie
[email protected]
Electronic voting proved to
be a success in the county.
It was introduced for the
first time during the amalgamation plebiscite on Saturday
and saw a whopping 30.5 per
cent voter turnout rate.
Advanced polls also took
place prior to May 28 in various Pictou County venues and
the total advanced poll voter
turnout rate – including electronic, telephone and polls –
was 36 per cent.
Josephine MacDonald, the
returning officer, noted that
Pictou County typically has a
58 to 60 per cent voter turnout
MacKeil wins District three
By Debbi Harvie
forward were good things about
it. We all know nothing has all
positives. I thought it was most
unfair because I wanted to hear
both sides.”
Bateman attended five MOU
sessions and says although he
wanted to speak up, his shyness
got the best of him.
“Why can’t we learn from
people in other places where
amalgamation went in and how
successful it was? It’s going to
work in some places but most
places I don’t think it’s going to
work... when a couple of towns
are not in, you have to consider if
it’s the right plan. We need to see
a plan with all the towns
involved; that would be something.”
White says people need to
remember this: “We went into
this process friends and neighbours and hopefully we can continue and put the last couple of
months behind us and enjoy
Pictou County.”
Mayors of participating
units disappointed
more of a wait than originally
expected. MacKeil notes it was
very nerve-wracking waiting for
the results, but she felt she ran a
strong campaign.
“Kent was a hard competitor.
I’m just so thankful. I want to congratulate Kent Corbett on his campaign, I really admire his dedication and passion for his community and the district.”
MacKeil says she’s excited to
hit the ground running for the
next six months, when her seat
may be contested in the municipal
election on October 15.
“I’m very excited,” says
MacKeil who won the seat with
439 votes, 53 per cent to Corbett’s
386 votes, 47 per cent. “I feel very
overwhelmed with the support I
received. I want to thank everyone
who voted and the residents of
District three.”
She says her biggest hope is
getting more community engagement.
“From youth to seniors, we can
work together. I feel in my district
we have beautiful facilities that are
not being used as much as they
should. I’d like to get more programs for children, the community, social events and for seniors,
too. But I’m most excited about
working with the people and for
rate for municipal elections
which, she says, is often much
higher than other municipalities in the province that come
in with a 35 per cent voter
turnout rate.
The plebiscite had a possible 30,000 voters with only
17,000 exercising their right to
vote, approximately 55 per
cent.
the people of District three.”
MacKeil attended a number of
the MOU sessions and from there
she felt it was important for District
three to have a strong voice on
council.
“I always thought, ‘Some day I
will run (for council)’ then I decided, ‘why wait? Go for it now!' I’ve
always been passionate about
people, the community and politics.”
Although her first appointment to council, she says she is not
nervous, rather excited to start
working.
“I look forward to learning the
ropes of council and working with
other councillors in the municipality. It’s definitely been a whirlwind the last month, I’m just excited to be (district three’s) new voice
on council.”
CORRECTION
The May 25 edition of The
Advocate reported that the Nova
Scotia Angus Association would
be hosting the 2016 Maritime
junior show and field day on
June 10 and 11. The event is actually taking place June 4 and 5.
The Advocate apologizes for
the error.
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Accused appears in custody
PICTOU – A 21-year-old
Westville man appeared in custody Monday morning at Pictou
Provincial Court regarding a
number of charges he is facing.
Millan Douglas Billington
pleaded not guilty to one count
of assault and one count of uttering threats after an April 13 incident in Westville. He also faces
charges from April 14 in Westville
of being at large on an undertaking, to which he pleaded guilty.
Billington also pleaded not guilty
to one indictable count of
attempting to induce a man by
threats and menace to withdraw
money from a bank account, as
well as two counts of being at
large on a recognizance. On
April 30 he was also charged
with and pleaded not guilty to
one indictable count of attempting to steal $100 using threats
and violence, three counts of
being at large on a recognizance,
possession of a weapon for a
dangerous purpose as well as
carrying a concealed weapon.
Billington will return to court
on June 20 to set trial dates and
his sentencing.
October trial for trafficking
PICTOU – A Halifax man
appeared in Pictou Provincial
Court Monday morning to enter
pleas to a pair of charges.
Derek Corey Dowding, 32, is
facing one count of possession of
cocaine for the purposes of trafficking as well as one count of
failure to appear after a December
2012 incident in Saltsprings.
Dowding pleaded not guilty
to the trafficking offence and
guilty to failure to appear. He
also faced another failure to
appear charge to which he pleaded guilty after a February 2013
incident in Pictou.
He will appear back in court
October 4 for his sentencing and
trial.
Accused says he's not guilty
PICTOU – A Stellarton man,
29, is facing a number of charges.
Joseph Nolan Reddick faces
one count of being at large on a
recognizance and one count of
threats to cause bodily harm
after a May 1 incident this year in
New Glasgow. Reddick's lawyer
entered not guilty pleas to those
two charges as well as to a count
of intimidation of a justice system participant, on May 1.
His trial will be held
September 29.
Driving ban for accused
PICTOU – Impaired driving
charges were admitted to in provincial court on Monday.
Jarrett Kevin Campbell of
Frasers Mountain is facing one
count of having a blood limit of
over 80 mg as well as one count
of impaired driving and one
count of failure to stop at an acci-
dent. The Crown withdrew the
impaired driving count and
Campbell pleaded guilty to the
over 80mg and failure to stop
charges.
The 20-year-old agreed to a
one year driving prohibition and
will return July 13 for his sentencing.
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Martime Angus junior show,
field day this weekend
PICTOU – Anticipation is
building for the 2016 Maritime
junior show and field day being
hosted Saturday and Sunday by
the Nova Scotia Angus
Association in New Glasgow
and Pictou.
Saturday evening activities
include registration and a social
time at the Swiss Chalet building in New Glasgow. There will
also be 25-year member and
honorary president awards presented.
Sunday activities are taking
place at the Pictou Exhibition
grounds and will include the
Maritime Junior Association
annual meeting at 9:30 a.m. and
the presentation of the Canadian
Junior Ambassador award at
10:30 a.m.
Presentations of the Maritime
Association scholarship, 25-year
award and commercial breeder
award are at 1 p.m., prior to the
junior heifer show and confirmation and showmanship.
There will be classes for
Purebred heifers and 2016 calves
and commercial yearlings and
2016 commercial calves.
Further details are available
by email at Windcrest.farm@ns.
sympatico.ca or by calling Betty
Lou Scott at (902)-925-2057.
Pictou market ready for season
PICTOU – The Pictou County
Weekend market is getting ready
to celebrate its opening for the
season on June 11.
The market this year will feature new and returning vendors
for customers’ enjoyment. This
year’s market will feature a new
layout that even includes a children’s corner for little shoppers.
“We have lots of interesting
things planned for this summer,
such as a children’s flower show,
story time, a dog show to support
the SPCA, a customer appreciation weekend and much more,”
said Ann McGee, owner and oper-
ator of the market.
She noted some of the vendors
shoppers can expect to see this
summer include the popular
Sainte Famille Winery, Merle &
Marion’s Crafts, Millstream
Cottage Crafts and many more.
McGee suggests keeping an
eye on the market's Facebook page
to keep up to date on what is
going on at the market as well as
what vendors they can expect to
see that weekend.
The market is open Saturday
and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. until
September 11, located in the Pictou
Curling club on Caladh Avenue.
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Lucky in love... and lottery
Couple wins $100,000 TAG on wedding day
By Jackie Jardine
[email protected]
It was certainly their most
memorable wedding gift.
When Anne Avery and
Simeon MacKenzie were married on the afternoon of May
21, they had no idea they were
about to receive an unexpected,
yet welcomed, gift from total
strangers in the form of a giant
cheque. They received $100,000
from the Atlantic Lotto
Corporation as Lotto 649 TAG
winners.
The two retirees were giddy
with excitement just a few short
days later, after having driven
to Moncton, NB, to pick up their
cheque.
Sitting in the cozy living
room of their Trenton home, the
newlyweds explain the circumstances of their windfall.
“We were at the mall because
I was getting my nails done for
the wedding,” the bride explains,
“and Sim was waiting for me.”
That was the Thursday
before the two exchanged wedding vows. “I usually play $20
every week on the 649,”
explains MacKenzie. “So I
decided to pick up my tickets
while I waited for Anne.”
On the day of the wedding,
the two were busy decorating
their home for the two dozen or
so family members and friends
who were to gather to witness
their marriage. MacKenzie’s
routine was to check his tickets
online sometime after the draw
– late Saturday night or early
Anne Avery and her husband Sim MacKenzie are all smiles
with their $100,000 TAG cheque from Atlantic Lottery
Corporation. The newlyweds' winning numbers were drawn
(Jardine photo)
on their wedding day.
Sunday morning. On this particular Saturday night, they
were busy entertaining their
wedding guests and were “late
getting going” Sunday morning, thanks to the festivities of
their wedding the night before.
MacKenzie and Avery had
known each other seemingly
for a lifetime before they started dating three years ago. In
the early 1960s, they were
neighbours living next door to
each other, each married to
someone else. MacKenzie was a
widower for 26 years before he
met Avery again and she lost
her husband several years ago.
“I went to a dance three
years ago in Stellarton and I
had just finished dancing with
a man when I caught a glimpse
of the back of Sim’s head. I
knew it was him right away,”
she smiles. They noticed each
other at the same time, struck
up a conversation and began to
dance together. They’ve only
It's the 'Tata-nooga choo-choo'
By Aaron Cameron
[email protected]
The Village of Tatamagouche
was a buzz with excitement
Saturday as the community's new
road train – the first of its kind in
Canada – was unveiled.
The people mover will also be
enjoyed by local residents who
visit the village.
The rumble of the train's diesel
engine and the gleam of its green
and yellow paint rolling into the
station – that is, the Foodland
parking lot – was a moment four
years in the making.
Mayor of the County of
Colchester Bob Taylor described
the event as “a great day for
Tatamagouche.”
“When I was thinking about
this event,” he said, “I got thinking
about the old children's story about
the train which climbed a hill, you
know, 'I think I can, I think I can'
and, with persistence he finally
made it. This community, so many
times with major projects you've
started here, I'm sure you must
have said, 'I think we can, I think
we can.' And you did.”
Taylor noted that when Dave
Gunn first brought the idea of a
road train to council it was met
with reservations given the size
and cost of the project; however
within two years, Gunn had everything in line, allowing council to
approve the project.
He remarked that the road
train is an example of co-operation
involving the community and all
levels of government.
Foodland's Darren Schriver,
president and chair of the
Tatamagouche Road Train Society,
said it was a “great honour” to
unveil the road train and expressed
hope it would lead to a rise in
tourism and mobility in the community.
“This road train will draw the
attention needed to our region
that will help us move forward,”
said Schriver. “And as someone
recently said, 'look out Harbour
Tatamagouche's new road train – the first of its kind in Canada,
enroute to its awaiting public.
(Cameron photo)
Hopper, here comes the Tatanooga-Choo-Choo.'”
Schriver noted that given the
unique nature of the project it “has
been a work in progress”. As such,
the road train was unable to set off
for a maiden voyage as it did not
yet receive an operating licence.
The road train project was two
years in before Schriver's involvement and he said his partnership
was a direct result of Dave Gunn's
enthusiasm.
“Dave and Pam were the first
people in the village to welcome
us to Tatamagouche,” Schriver
said, “and then they asked us if
they could sit down and have a
chat about a road train.
“We met with them, they
shared their idea, their vision and
they needed just some more financial backing and that's where we
decided to step in and help out.”
That led to a number of barbecues, in fact $6,000 was raised
through barbecues last year alone.
Schriver said these funds were
matched by Scotiabank.
The train was not entirely
community funded, however.
The federal government funded
the bulk of the project and it had
provincial and municipal support
as well.
“It's unbelievable,” Schriver
said about seeing the train in person. “It's so much better than any
picture. It's hard to believe all this
work that we put in and it's actually here today.”
Gunn explained the idea of a
road train came to him when he
was thinking of ways to bring
more people to Nelson Park.
“I'm a bit of a train enthusiast,” Gunn said, “so I said 'why
don't we have a train to go along
the trail?' That's all we wanted,
just along the trail.”
The idea soon expanded to the
street as well – the road train will
have two different street routes
and a third trail-based route ending at Nelson Park.
Gunn explained the train's
colour scheme was a nod to the
original CN colours – green, yellow and black – which fell out of
use sometime in the 1950s or 1960s.
It can haul three carriages and is
powered by a Fiat diesel engine.
“It was built in China by a
company that does nothing but
build these,” Gunn said. “They
supply all them over the world
and have done for many years.”
Gunn explained that the
Department of Transportation and
Infrastructure Renewal approves
of the train's build quality but has
dictated the need for seatbelts,
running lights and a reverse light
– requirements that, for now, will
keep the train out of use.
“It's fabulous,” Gunn said of
the train. “It has such tremendous
potential for the community.”
had eyes for each other ever
since.
Now, they share eight children and step-children, have
about a dozen grandchildren
and step-grandchildren as well
as two great-grandchildren.
The day after their wedding
when MacKenzie checked his
ticket, he could not believe his
two-fold fortune: a new bride
and a winning lottery ticket. “I
said to Anne, ‘You better check
these numbers’.”
Avery chimes in, “And I
said to Sim, ‘You must have the
wrong date’. We must have
checked those numbers 25
times. We were shaking.”
Still in disbelief, the two
piled into their car – a new
vehicle which they promptly
paid off with some of their winnings – and drove to Big Al’s in
New Glasgow to have someone
else verify their winning numbers. About 24 hours later, they
again piled into their car and
drove to Moncton to collect
their bounty.
They share a laugh over a
comment Avery’s mother, 102year-old Elizabeth Swinamer,
made: “She said, ‘I bet you
didn’t know you were marrying
a rich man’.” Swinamer, who
lives in Glen Haven Manor in
New Glasgow, will turn 103 this
month. “And I said, ‘I got him in
the nick of time’!” Avery grins.
“The money is not going to
change us,” Avery smiles. “We
have everything we need so
we’ll share it with the family
and whatever’s left over we’ll
put in the bank’.”
Demolition
ordered
PICTOU – Town council
ordered a demolition of a property
on Cedar Street at a special council
meeting last week.
The town received two complaints, one April 20 and one May
9, about the unsightly nature of 76
Cedar Street. After receiving them,
the building inspector, fire inspector and bylaw inspector toured the
property and submitted separate
reports.
Nicole MacDonald-Battist,
deputy clerk, noted the owner of
the property was served with a
notice regarding the special council meeting where he could contest
the order.
“He initially said he wanted to
clean up the property but in further discussion, he indicated his
intention was to demolish the
property and he did receive a
demolition permit.”
The owner of the property did
not show up to the council meeting.
Typically, once a demolition
order is passed in council, the
property owner has two weeks to
comply. In this case, the property
was at a high risk for injury and
fire so the owner was notified of a
24-hour order to board up any
holes allowing access into the
house and securing the door.
Fire Chief Paul Janes told council there was a lot of exposed
wood and holes allowing ample
oxygen to fuel a fire.
“It poses a huge fire hazard;
there are bags of garbage and
papers inside... the house would
go up (in flames) in minutes.”
It is also positioned in close
proximity to a number of other
houses.
MacDonald-Battist noted the
owner was waiting for Nova
Scotia Power to disconnect the
power line running to the house
before having it demolished.
The house must be taken down
by June 9 or the town will step in
and charge the cost of the demolition as a lien against the property.
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The Advocate
June 1, 2016
Fire education hot
topic at First Nations
From the left, Margaret
Nicholson, artist, with
mother Rita Nicholson and
Anna Pereda, artist. The
artists are among four who
have been working on portraits of the residents at
Valley View Villa that will
be on display this week
alongside works done by
the residents themselves.
By Debbi Harvie
[email protected]
(Harvie photo)
Villa showing artistic side
By Debbi Harvie
[email protected]
RIVERTON – Some residents
of Valley View Villa will be in
the spotlight this week.
They have been taking part
in an art class for the last six
months and will be displaying
their works alongside portraits
drawn of the residents and staff
by The Sunday Collective.
Margaret Nicholson, an artist
and art teacher at St. Francis
Xavier University, has been
painting portraits for a number
of years and has done a number
of her mother Rita Nicholson, a
resident at Valley View Villa.
“Cathy (Ryan, recreation
director at Valley View Villa)
and Kim (Fraser, staff member)
asked if I wanted to show my
work at the Villa. I thought of
our group, The Sunday
Collective; we do portraits. We
are currently working on a larg-
er project called Slice of New
Glasgow where we are trying to
get 250 portraits of residents
completed, but we didn’t have
enough seniors so this was
great.”
So the four artists in the collective, Nicholson, Anna Pereda,
Gordon Woodill and Vania
MacMillan, set out to paint some
of the residents and have completed approximately 20 portraits including some staff as
well.
Nicholson says the portraits
take approximately three hours
if done live with the staff, but
many of the residents were done
from photos which can take
upwards of 10 hours.
“With a photo you keep
tweaking and correcting everything,” notes Pereda.
Nicholson’s mother Rita
enjoys watching the residents
create their art.
“She’s 98,” says Nicholson
who will also be displaying a
special piece she made of her
mother and herself as a child.
“The painting is called The
Same Cloth,” she explains. “I
did it in 1995. It’s from a memory when I was a child, my mother made a dress for herself and
with the leftover material she
made one for me, too. I loved
that dress.”
Rita has been a resident at
Valley View Villa for five years
and this is the first time
Nicholson has been able to partner with the facility.
The art show on June 2 is
open to the public. It begins at 2
p.m. and there will be a reception until 3:30 p.m. On display
will be portraits done in oil,
pencil and charcoal.
The residents have not seen
the finished product.
“They’re going to love it,”
says Ryan.
Nicholson adds, “It’s an outreach program. I like the idea of
doing something for the
seniors.
Ryan says the art show
allows the residents to showcase their work but also see
what the artists have been doing
for the last few months.
“It brings everything together. We have a lady in Haven
Brook (a group home with Valley
View Villa) who is quite an artist
and there is another resident
who is putting in a quilt she
made. We are allowing the residents to be creative and express
their creativity. It’s also great
when you can bridge the gap
between the community and
(Valley View Villa),” she says.
Ryan notes many of the residents struggled with the art
program but what came out of it
was beautiful.
“Some of the residents really
enjoyed it and some struggled.
They would say, ‘Oh, I can’t do
this’ but then they start and it’s
just amazing what they come
out with.”
PICTOU LANDING – Fires
have become a growing problem
in the community.
Since Christmas, there have
been seven house fires in Pictou
Landing not including the number of grass fires.
Const. Shaylene Sutherland
with Pictou County District
RCMP has been policing Pictou
Landing for a year and a half and
noticed last year there were a
large number of grass fires.
“It’s an ongoing issue. There
was one grass fire I attended and
called in, we tried to save a mini
barn. The fire was actually
caused by someone burning in
their backyard.”
A number of families have
been displaced because of these
house fires, leading the Pictou
Landing deputy fire chief and
Sutherland to come up with the
idea for an education session.
“As a community police officer, I try to be proactive and create positive relationships with
different community agencies. I
was told that Donnie Wadden,
the fire chief for Little Harbour
Fire Department had tonnes of
information for a presentation.”
The day began as a one-hour
presentation and grew into a
full-day event at the Pictou
Landing gymnasium. It was an
all-ages event with activities for
small children as well as adults.
Children had the opportunity
to try on child-sized firefighter
gear as well as play fire extinguisher games.
“We designed it so that people would come for the whole
day and be engaged.”
She says they were very
pleased with the turnout as it
was the first one and they have
been okayed by Andrea Paul,
band chief, to continue the event
annually.
The education sessions covered grass fires, house fires and
a number of preventative measures.
“We really want to create
awareness and education. It’s a
great way to get kids familiar
with fire extinguishers and
know how to use them.”
They partnered with the
Department
of
Natural
Resources, New Glasgow Fire
Department to have demonstrations with the ladder truck, fire
extinguisher safety training and
children’s activities, Thorburn
Fire Department for an off-road
vehicle display as well as the
fire marshall’s office.
There was also a free barbecue sponsored by the volunteer
fire departments.
“We wanted to cover all of
our bases,” says Sutherland.
“We have been meeting regularly to make sure we have
everything we require to make
this a successful event.”
One of the presentations
focused on hoarding and how
that relates to fire safety.
Sutherland notes that hoarding is a safety concern and there
are people in the community
and surrounding communities
who have a tendency toward
hoarding.
“Having a large number of
items in the house like that can
disable fire rescue by blocking
entry ways or cause a higher
risk of fire because of the flammable nature of the items. I’ve
seen people hoard everything
from clothing to newspapers
and flyers and recyclables.”
There was also a presentation on teen arson prevention.
“It’s a program more like a
junior cadet program where
they encourage teens to go the
path of becoming a volunteer
firefighter or helping with information they may have relating
to a fire.
“We want to build a positive
relationship with the fire departments and hopefully prevent
more fires from taking place.”
There were also prize draws
throughout the day for things
like toy fire trucks, carbon monoxide and fire detectors among
many other prizes.
“It’s about raising awareness
of fire safety and also for our
volunteer fire departments. The
hope is to promote recruitment.”
Lisa McGrath served up
some hotdogs last Friday
during a fundraiser for the
Stellarton branch of Scotia
Bank’s Walk the Walk for
Autism team. The event
takes place on June 11 in
Stellarton.
(Brimicombe photo)
Brody Mills, 6, tires to hold the fire hose steady while knocking
balls off of pylons with help from Richard Boudreau of the
Pictou Landing Fire Department.
(Harvie photo)
Walking the walk for autism
By Heather Brimicombe
[email protected]
Employees at Scotia Bank,
Stellarton are not only talking
the talk, but for the third year
in a row they’re going to 'walk
the walk', for autism in this
year's annual fundraiser.
The Stellarton branch
became involved when an
employee approached their coworkers about participating in
the event as they had a child
who had autism. From there,
the participation grew until
each Pictou County branch of
Scotia Bank had a team
entered.
“It’s a walk to promote
awareness,” said Lisa McGrath,
a ScotiaBank employee and
member of this year’s team.
“It’s a really awesome event
because all the money raised
through the event stays in the
county.”
According to McGrath, the
money from the event goes
towards a group for Pictou
County children who have
autism. The group helps children, on all parts of the autism
spectrum, with social skills by
interacting with other autistic
children in different setting s
such as swim lessons and other
activities.
“It’s worth the visit and
overwhelming to feel the community spirit,” McGrath said.
The event this year takes
place at G.R. Saunders
Elementary School on June 11.
Registration for the event is
9:45 to 10:45 a.m. with the walk
running from 11 to 11:30 a.m.
with 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. celebrating the walk back at the
school with carnival games, a
silent auction, bouncy houses
and a barbecue.
“It’s an awesome day for
families,” McGrath said.
“It’s just a real eye opening
event and it’s a lot of fun.”
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Pictou Academy is 200
years old and to celebrate, a
committee was created to organize a number of events taking
place July 1 through 7 leading
into Lobster Carnival weekend.
To help celebrate the event,
The Advocate is looking for
your input on interesting story
ideas related to Pictou
Academy.
Do you know of an extraordinary class that graduated
from the school?
What about class pranks?
Which graduating class pulled
the best prank at Pictou
Academy?
Who were your favourite
teachers and why?
Let us know your interesting Pictou Academy stories so
we can share them in our June
29 edition of The Advocate.
Email: [email protected] with your suggestions.
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June 1, 2016
Gutsy Walk coming up Sunday
By Steve Goodwin
[email protected]
NEW GLASGOW – Sarah
Carrigan says she’s looking forward to her role as honorary
chairperson of the annual Gutsy
Walk in aid of research on behalf
of Crohn’s and Colitis Canada.
The local walk on June 5 will
start and finish at Carmichael
Park. Registration is at 1 p.m., followed by the walk at 1:30 p.m.
“I’m very honoured to do it,”
she said. “It’s a great privilege.
Last year was the first year for me
and my family (participating).”
“She’ll help us out and make
herself known,” said Mike Hollis,
who co-ordinates the Pictou
County event and has been volunteering for the cause for nearly
20 years since his two sons were
diagnosed with Crohn’s disease.
According to Crohn’s and
Colitis Canada, one in 150
Canadians is living with either
Crohn’s and Colitis Pictou County co-ordinator Mike Hollis and
Gutsy Walk honorary chairperson Sarah Carrigan stand beside
a poster in conjunction with the walk on June 5 to help raise
(Goodwin photo)
funds for research.
disease, while the incidence of
Crohn’s in Canadian children
under 10 has doubled since 1995.
Carrigan, 20, was 11 when she
was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at the IWK. She has been in
remission for the last three years
and is entering her third year
majoring in sociology at St.
Francis Xavier University.
“Right now, I’m in remission,
so I’m doing great,” she said.
“Before, I’d go to school three
times a week on my best weeks.
There were times when I had no
school, no friends, no sports and
was pretty much bed-ridden.”
Besides the walk, which is
sponsored by Investors Group,
organizers are raising funds by
hosting a prize bingo Saturday at 7
p.m. at the West River Fire Hall.
Between the walk and bingo,
the financial goal this year is to
raise $15,000, up from the $12,000
raised last year.
Those wishing to participate
can contact gutsywalk.ca to register or for more information.
“People are signing up already,”
Hollis said.
This year’s national goal is to
raise $3.5 million at the more than
60 Gutsy Walk event sites across
Canada.
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ON GUARD
FOR THEE
United Commercial Travellers
(UCT) Pictonian Council #879
recently presented a $500
cheque for the United Way of
Pictou County's Bikes for Kids
program recently. UCT has
been a supporter of Bikes for
Kids since the program began
in 2003, donating more than
$8,000 to date.
From the left are Iva FraserCampbell, president UCT
Pictonian Council #879,
Delaney Collins, United Way
of Pictou County Bikes for
Kids co-ordinator and
Henry Walsh, past president
UCT Pictonian Council #879.
(Submitted photo)
Carnival plans heating
up with fire act shows
From the left, MP Sean Fraser chats with CHAD Transit user
Blake Stewart and Danny MacGillivray, CHAD executive direc(Brimicombe photo)
tor, after last week’s CHAD Transit AGM.
CHAD celebrates
successful year
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CHAD Transportation celebrated another successful year of
business during their annual
general meeting last week.
The meeting showed the business is financially in good shape
for the year to come as well as
highlighted the impact it has on
customers.
Guest speaker was Central
Nova MP Sean Fraser. He related
some of the most important
issues that he tries to address in
his position as MP. While
addressing the great work
CHAD does, Fraser noted he has
always strived to improve economic community development,
social justice and a healthy environment.
Fraser shared that as he was
campaigning for the election in
the fall, he got a taste of the conditions that some people in the
county are living in.
“It was shocking to me the
conditions that some of our rural
residents live in,” said Fraser
noting that public transportation
is something that in many cases
would improve quality of life for
residents.
Fraser also mentioned that
public transit is something that
satisfies all three of the issues he
tries to address. He also spoke
about how important transportation of this type is to the county
in the sense that he speaks to a
lot of people who are unemployed and are limited with their
job search due to a lack of transportation.
He cited this as a serious issue
for rural Nova Scotians.
“One of the things I believe
very strongly is helping people
out that need help a little more,”
Fraser said.
During the AGM, a customer
testimony was included in the
agenda as well with a new
CHAD user, Blake Stewart, who
has been using CHAD transit for
a few months as a means to get
out of the house after he recently
had a stroke and is wheelchair
bound.
“I’ve really enjoyed the drives
I’ve had. The service puts my
wife to shame,” Stewart laughed.
“She’s glad to get me out of the
house.”
Karla MacFarlane
MLA, Pictou West
902-485-8958
[email protected]
Office: 25B Front St., Pictou
Hours: Mon - Fri 10 am - 4 pm
PICTOU – The Lobster
Carnival is one month away and
excitement is mounting as the
committee announces a new draw
for this year’s event.
Fire manipulation artists/acrobats from Atlantic Cirque will be
performing two 45-minute shows
on the Sunday of carnival, thanks
to sponsorship from The Advocate.
The act includes fire-eating, firebreathing, fire-fleshing and firespinning.
Also on the agenda for this
year’s event are the familiar standbys, which continue to grow.
The bed races are on track
again. "Scotiabank is on board to
sponsor the bed races, but unfortunately they can’t manage them
because of the time commitment,
but we are looking into two people
who may be able to take that
over,” explains Shawn McNamara,
carnival chair.
He says they are also working
at getting three beds to be cared
for and stored by the carnival for
teams to use.
The Little Mermaid and Prince
Neptune pageant is back on.
“We were able to find someone
to take that over, Mandy Gormley,
so anyone interested in volunteering for that event or wanting to
register can visit our website,”
notes McNamara.
The princess pageant will go
ahead with its current eight participants, although more are welcome to register by visiting the
website.
“We have a few buskers acts
also for the weekend but we’re
looking for more. We want some
bands to play for roughly 45 minutes throughout town to entertain
when there are gaps between
events, like the end of the street
dance and the beginning of the
parade,” he says. “If anyone would
like to play a smaller venue, we
are open to that.”
Two dog trainers will also be
returning this year to showcase
dog tricks on the marina, a separate event from the dog show at
the Pictou Veterinary Clinic which
is open to all local dogs.
The biggest need now is volunteers. “If anyone is interested in
volunteering, just contact Claire
Steele on our website.”
Continuing this year as well is
the derby race as well as the car
show which boasts 130 cars.
“We moved the time of the doll
carriage parade as well,” notes
McNamara. “Some parents were
finding it difficult to get their children ready in time for the 9 a.m.
start so registration is now at 9:15
and the parade begins at 10 a.m.”
The boat races will also continue with the newly added tailgate
party and barbecue hosted by AA
Munro.
“AA Munro brings all of the
items for the barbecue and donates
the funds back to the carnival
committee.”
For more information on events
or volunteering visit www.pictoulobstercarnival.ca.
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Museum and The Advocate are teaming up to
present 'On Guard for Thee',
a series of profiles of some of the local men and
women who have served this country in times of
conflict. The project is the brainchild of Vincent
Joyce, founder and president of the Pictou County
Military Museum, who has generously supplied
all of the photos and military records
of the individuals who will be featured weekly
in The Advocate.
This profile and many others are available
for purchase as a fundraiser for
The Pictou County Military Museum. Discs
of the military profiles that have already
appeared in The Advocate can be purchased
for $25. Each CD contains 80 pictures and
profiles, 40 unit pictures and military
poems. Contact The Military Museum at
396-2194, 2020 Queen Street, Westville.
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Opinion
The Advocate
June 1, 2016
What's next
after 'no'?
E
lections have one certainty, to those who
believe in democracy: voters
are never wrong.
Citizens in four participating Pictou County municipalities had an opportunity to
exercise their right to vote on
the possible amalgamation of
those four units in a plebiscite
in various ways that included
online, by phone or in person
at advanced polls or on the
official date of the plebiscite
last Saturday.
The result is conclusive.
Most of those citizens – 66 per
cent – who voted did not want
amalgamation, nor did they
accept the deal that was pitched
or the people pitching it.
The heightened discourse
and emotions over the memorandum of understanding
involving the Municipality of
the County of Pictou and the
towns of New Glasgow,
Pictou and Stellarton suggested there may have been a high
voter turnout. A little more
than half of the eligible voters
cast ballots, but the results
indicate the result would have
been largely the same with a
higher voter percentage. With
an issue that was as controversial as this, we have to
wonder why so many eligible
voters were dis-engaged.
The consequences of a ‘No’
vote did not end on May 28.
They began once the results
were tabulated and released.
Four municipal councils will
consider the results and vote
accordingly to ratify the plebscite’s results and withdraw
the applications to the Nova
Scotia Utility and Review
Board for amalgamation.
The plebiscite’s results are
FLASHBACK
♦
painful in a way.
New Glasgow’s citizens
voted fervently for amalgamation, while those in the other
three participating units were
strongly opposed and drove
the 2-1 decision against it.
The results invite an easy
conclusion. The rest of the
county resents New Glasgow.
To those in the other units, the
vote result reflects their suspicion that New Glasgow stood
to benefit from the MOU at
the expense of the others.
That is puzzling. Those
who said ‘Yes’ to amalgamation realize that no one community in Pictou County can
succeed if the surrounding
ones are failing. They realize
that people in Pictou County
can visit all its extremities from
Knoydart to Eden Lake, near
Trafalgar, Mount Thom,
Marshville and Pictou Island
and every place in between –
and still call it home.
For better or worse it will
be years, perhaps decades,
before the opportunity for
amalgamation resurfaces. The
people who fashioned the
MOU have spent much time,
effort and energy. It will likely
require a different cast, something next fall’s municipal
elections could produce if the
feeling toward council members who supported amalgamation persists. But it will
happen.
Dissolution could force
communities toward it. That
will be part of the pain. Wise
counsel from calm voices will
make it easier. All we have
now is a new starting point.
We must put the divisiveness behind us now and find a
way to move forward together.
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EDITOR
Jackie Jardine
902-759-0307
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REPORTER
Steve Goodwin
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LORD
SELKIRK
A new dock was made necessary to accommodate the
multi-million dollar ferry
Lord Selkirk. The maiden
voyage of the 14-mile run
between Caribou, NS and
Wood Islands, PEI, took
place in May 1958. This
model was constructed at
the shipyard before actual
construction began.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
◆
View results as new opportunity Time's come
to twin
the highway
To the Editor:
For the past month I have consistently said that no matter which
side of this issue people support, I
truly believe we all want the same
thing - a thriving Pictou County
for ourselves and our children.
Before becoming actively involved
in this debate, I expected that the
focus of many on the no side
would be resistance to change.
What I have found was quite the
opposite. Of the hundreds – even
thousands – of people I have had
the pleasure of meeting and talking with over the past weeks, only
a small handful have expressed
any desire for the status quo.
The process leading to today's
vote and the tone of the debate
itself have created major rifts in
our community. But they have
also created an amazing unity.
What I have seen every day in
working with those opposing
amalgamation is a group of people
who have different backgrounds,
political beliefs and occupations.
People who are different ages and
at different stages in their lives. I
saw the same on the yes side. On
both sides I saw good people.
What I also saw was those very
different people working together,
united in a common cause. This
debate, more than anything, has
shown that we can, and will, work
together if given a chance.
At some level I knew those differences existed – that those in
rural communities had many different wants, needs and values
from those in more urban areas.
What I am beginning to understand is that those differences cannot be neatly packaged into "rural"
and "urban". River John, Lismore
REPORTER
Debbi Harvie
(902) 301-5997
[email protected]
and Blue Mountain are all rural,
and yet all are very different.
Stellarton, Pictou and New
Glasgow are urban and very different. Even within communities
there are differences - Eastside and
Westside New Glasgow are different.
Those differences arise from
our different histories and backgrounds, from mining to farming
and fishing, from our roots in
North America, Scotland, France,
Asia and Africa. But saying no to
amalgamation isn't about preserving our past – it's about building
and shaping our future to fit who
we are. With amalgamation (or
without) it might be possible to
wipe the slate and build a new,
homogenized, more prosperous
Pictou County. But if none of us
or our children want to live here,
have we accomplished what we
set out to do?
This amalgamation debate has
highlighted our many differences, but it has also emphasized
what we share – a deep attachment to and caring for this place
we call home. Much of this debate
focused on numbers. Numbers
are important. But so much more
important are people – us, our
community. Whether we are
paying $50 less or paying $40
more in taxes does not matter if
there is no place for each of us in
the Pictou County of our future.
Respect for our differences, listening to and learning from our differences, accommodating our differences – these were often overlooked in the past two years.
Now those two years are behind
us, but the need to respect our
differences remains.
REPORTER
Heather Brimicombe
902-301-1653
This may be the end of another
chapter in the Pictou governance
saga, but there are still new chapters to be written. Many people on
both sides of the debate have
devoted passion, money, time and
knowledge to work for a better
tomorrow. I call on us all to view
today’s results not as an end, but
rather a new opportunity – an
opportunity to join together to talk
about and to find a truly made-inPictou County way to collaborate
and move forward together.
In the past few weeks democracy has been a focus of not only
myself, but also many others.
Democracy begins with a free and
informed public making their
wishes known. That has happened
today. But democracy goes beyond
the vote, and includes a respect for
the wishes of the majority. It is
now up to councils, the province
and the UARB to respect the wishes of the majority. But it is equally
up to all Pictonians to show respect
for the majority wish and to collectively demonstrate our commitment to our democracy.
This vote was not about winning or losing. How we, as a community, act over the upcoming
days and months will determine if
we all win or if we all lose as a
result of the past two years. If we
choose to gloat over or complain
about the results and about those
who have promoted different
views, we will all lose. If we choose
to join together and build on the
passion, energy and community
involvement of the past two years
we will all win. I ask all Pictonians
to choose to be winners.
Brian W. White
New Glasgow
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To the Editor:
I now ask you just what is a
life worth? Is it worth another
study on twining Highway 104
from Sutherlands River to
Antigonish? Or is it worth
spending millions of dollars
for a ferry service from
Yarmouth to Portland, Maine
and having Portland council
dictate to the government what
they do or not do with the tax
payers of Nova Scotia paying
the bill?
No, I would say it is not, for
the millions would be better
spent on twining the highway
without any more study. It is
time the government listens to
the people for after all, it is the
taxpayer of Nova Scotia that
they work for.
And if it comes down to putting in a toll highway before
any more lives are taken on this
part of a very dangers highway
then so be it. For not only the
lives that are taken but it is so
very hard both mentally and
physically on the first responders that have to attend to these
accidents on the highway.
So let’s put some common
sense into this and start without any further adieu with or
without tolls and get the highway twined. For the twining of
this highway is far overdue.
Thank you and safe driving.
Loyd Murray
New Glasgow
Silvia Schaaf
902-301-2554
Blake Ross
902-759-5054
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
◆
Lyme conference history,
now the work begins
To the Editor:
Elizabeth May fought hard
to get Bill C-442 passed. There
are many who worked hard
(and I say, thank you) to make
the Federal Framework on Lyme
Disease Conference happen; it is
now history.
The work must begin. It is
time for health officials, patients
and scientists to work together
on this issue. The framework is
to include national surveillance
to track cases and their economic costs, public health education and guidelines for identification, treatment and prevention.
On the Monday, Dr. Ralph
Hawkins said what was heard
on Sunday from those suffering
from Lyme was, “reflected dismissiveness, clinical arrogance,
condescending patient contact,
prejudicial treatment and humiliation.” Those with Lyme can
identify with what he said as I
am sure people with other conditions could say this as well.
It is now four decades later
and people are still being told
Lyme is difficult to catch, easy
to diagnose and easy to treat or
that it is simply not here.
Those suffering with Lyme
are cautiously optimistic that
they were heard, and Canada
will finally be moving forward
to ensure that surveillance,
guidelines and best practices
and education and awareness
will finally be taken into consideration. Patients' knowledge
and experience, as well as finally acknowledging that tick/
vector-borne diseases are issues
deserving of adequate funding
and action.
We hope this framework is a
road map for action.
One person can make a difference; we never know who
we inspire to go on because of
seeds we planted (all I could do
was cry when Elizabeth mentioned my name, this conference really happened). I pray
that these are seeds of hope for
all those who suffer from vector-borne diseases, especially
Lyme. These are just the first
steps in providing help. We
know it won't be overnight,
but, for those who have been
fighting for this for so long, it
will never be fast enough. BUT
it will happen.
There is still a long way to go
but I feel that real change is
coming. Education is KEY!
Brenda Sterling-Goodwin
New Glasgow
Twin highway
without tolls
To the Editor:
Another
tragedy
in
Broadway, Pictou County and
when will it end?
I use this highway several
times a month and with the loss
of 15 people since 2009 it sure
makes me wonder why the
speed limit has not been
reduced to 90 km instead of the
posted speed at 100 km.
Why has this not been done?
Who is responsible for leaving
the speed at 100 km? Where is
the traffic authority? Where are
the reports of the previous accidents?
Personally speaking, I have
over two million kilometers of
driving experience and just last
week I had to go to Antigonish
and as I was approaching this
area, I cut my speed to 90 and I
sincerely felt I had a much better feel for the road and yes,
there was no other traffic at the
time.
As for tolled highways, just
forget it, as we pay so many
taxes now it sure would not be
fair to anyone and it would be
just like the tolled highway at
Wentworth with a cost of $4 a
pop and the locals there pay $8
a day just to go and come
home from work. Locals, just
give it some thought!
This is part of the Trans
Canada Highway and should
have been twinned when the
Trans Canada Highway was
built. This highway is how the
goods get to Cape Breton and
Newfoundland and are they
not part of Canada?
Our local MLAs are quite
silent on the issue and it’s not
like the MOU issue. This highway should be twinned by our
federal government as was
part of the original Trans
Canada Highway or at least 75
per cent paid for.
Our MP should become
very active on this issue as
well.
Certainly first our MLAs
should insist the speed be
reduced in this area to 90 kms
and the RCMP should issue
tickets for infractions in this
area. Certainly every time I go
to Antigonish, RCMP cruisers
are out doing patrols on this
very busy highway.
Certainly we will have to
wait for this highway to be
built but the faster the better
and certainly no tolled highway and no more government
stalling either!
We now have the Liberals in
Halifax and Ottawa and it is
time for performance!
Lloyd P. MacKay
New Glasgow
Community
The Advocate
June 1, 2016
7
HOMETOWN HEROES
Learning healthcare around the world
Editor's note: This is the next
article in a monthly feature titled
Hometown Heroes. On the first
Wednesday of each month, we will
highlight the achievements of someone who has Pictou County roots.
Suggestions for future columns
may be directed to Jackie Jardine,
editor, by email at [email protected], or by phone, 902-4858014.
By Steve Goodwin
[email protected]
NEW GLASGOW – A short
trip home recently allowed
Joanna Weatherbee to take a
breather and see friends and
family before her next journey
in nursing.
Her new nursing position is
at a women’s hospital in
Vancouver, which she says is a
good fit for the kind of work she
wants to do.
“I still have feelings for
home,” she said. “It was worse
leaving family and friends this
time, but I hope with a full-time
job I’ll be able to take vacations.”
Weatherbee was born in
Truro and moved at a young
age with her family to New
Glasgow. She graduated from
North Nova Education Centre
and earned a nursing degree
from St. Francis Xavier
University.
Part of her training for the
degree included a field intercession. She was among 10 students who qualified for a trip to
Rwanda.
“It was a challenge, eyeopening,” she said. “I learned a
lot about different cultures and
how they perceive health and
wellness. They’re probably
about 40 years behind us, given
what we have in Canada and
what they don’t have.”
Her first job was at the hospital in Liverpool, N.S. before she
had a chance to return home to
JOANNA WEATHERBEE
work.
“I really enjoyed it there,” she
said. “It was a good place to
start. You worked with the same
doctors, the same people.”
Her life changed during the
two years she worked at the
Aberdeen Hospital in New
Glasgow.
“That’s when I decided I
wanted to end up in maternity,”
she said. “I like that kind of
nursing. You’re dealing with sad
times (end of life), so it’s nice to
be on the other side where most
of the time it’s a happy situation.”
Weatherbee upgraded her
resume when she moved to B.C.
to work.
“I had to get some courses to
bridge the gap between Nova
Scotia and B.C.,” she said.
Before starting work in
Vancouver, she worked for two
months in Inuvik, NWT.
“You wouldn’t believe how
many people are there who relocated from the Maritimes,” she
said.
Weatherbee used to enjoy
singing in local bands but has not
been able to since moving to B.C.
“There’s nothing going on
right now,” she said. “I’ve been
pretty busy lately doing casual
until I start work.”
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
◆
More manufacturing is needed
to turn county's economy around
To the Editor:
During my working career I
have lived and worked in five
provinces and one U.S. state and
toured all 10 provinces and most
states within 200 miles of the
border.
In that time, I have seen the
full range of attitudes from
apathy to enthusiasm, from
despair to pride, among the
many places I have visited. I
have seen here the roller-coaster that is Pictou County and the
five towns.
Shortly after Dr. Ray Ivany
released his report “Now or
Never,” a Halifax Chronicle
Herald
columnist
wrote,
“Everybody is in favor of progress, so long as nothing changes.” In other words, if you are
not part of the solution, then
you are part of the problem.
Our papers have been carrying comments and opinions on
the amalgamation question,
giving both sides fair treatment,
including the more vocal and
insistent in both camps.
Most letters are reasonable
and present the writers’ ideas
well, but a few go beyond the
bounds of civility. In general
the “No” side seems fearful of
the tax increases and loss of
community identity, citing
CBRM and HRM, assuming
nobody has learned anything
from those amalgamations.
Tax increases will happen, no
matter what. Loss of identity is
highly unlikely. I offer Toronto
as an example: they still have
Rosedale, Parkdale, Kew Beach,
Scarborough, etc. Among the
“No” advocates, not one has
offered any suggestion for lifting
Pictou County out of the present
condition.
Our biggest need is more
manufacturing to bring in money
from outside the region. Another
retail outlet is not the answer,
since at least half the revenue
from sales goes out of the province to pay for the goods on
offer.
However, manufacturer-exporter and using local or imported raw materials would bring in
money from other regions and
raise the local economy. But how
many investors look to establish
here are turned away by the
cacophony of six voices trying to
out-bid each other to attract the
business?
There are three kinds of people: Those who make things happen; those who watch things
happen; those who wonder what
happened.
Jim Walsh
Lyons Brook
The Kinettes Club of New
Glasgow hosted its annual
MS Walk on Sunday at
Glasgow Square. A large
crowd of participants headed
for the Samson Trail for a 3.3
kilometre walk before returning for refreshments. This is
the second year the event
has been at Glasgow Square.
Last year, the event raised
$9,600 and this year participants brought in more than
$13,000 with funds still coming in.
(Harvie photo)
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8 Arts & Entertainment
The Advocate
June 1, 2016
Port Cities brings show to deCoste Discover, share, learn
By Aaron Cameron
[email protected]
Sunday, June 5, will see Port
Cities perform at the deCoste
Centre in Pictou, but, just who
are Port Cities?
You'd be forgiven for not
instantly recognizing the name.
The band has yet to have
released an album, yet they have
shows booked in theatres, festivals (Jubilee included) and even
Toronto's famed Horseshoe
Tavern this year.
It may have something to do
with the band's roster.
Comprised of Carleton Stone,
Breagh Mackinnon and Dylan
Guthro, the band doesn't have
an origin story exactly, as the
three have frequently worked
together in the past and have
taken roles in each other's backing bands, but time spent at the
Gordie Sampson Songcamp
looms large in their legend.
“I had kind of known
Carleton just from living in
Sydney but it was the first time
all three of us met and played
music together,” Mackinnon
said. “It was pretty instant. As
soon as I heard Carleton and
Dylan play their songs it was
obvious they had something
special and it wasn't until we all
started writing together that it
PORT CITIES
started to click.”
Guthro, meanwhile, remembers the “click” occurring following a Carleton Stone show.
“We were all singing in a
hotel room and singing harmonies on each other's things, it
kind of just clicked right there
and we wanted to take it on the
road together,” Guthro said.
Naming any band is a difficult task, especially one with
three established names, but it's
Mackinnon that takes credit for
the band's moniker.
“It was a very long and hard
process,” Mackinnon said. “We
kind of just all brainstormed for
a few months. Everyone was
throwing out names and suggestions and then we were all
just sitting around at our manager's house and I think I
brought it up, Port Cities; we're
in Sydney, Dylan's in Halifax
but I think I was actually looking at a bottle of port and that
gave me the idea.”
While an exact date has yet
to have been established –
beyond “late 2016” or “very
early 2017”– the group does,
indeed, have recorded material
ready to go, an album that was,
appropriately enough, produced by Gordie Sampson.
Stone said the more time the
trio spent together the more
they tended to collaborate when
it came to writing.
“By the end of the (album)
process we were becoming a pretty well-oiled machine of just the
three of us writing together,” Stone
said, “where at the beginning of
the band it was 'oh, I wrote this
song six months ago with these
two people, do you think this
would be a good song for Port
Cities to sing?' We kind of developed more into the three of us
writing exclusively together.”
The band said they paid care
to crafting the songs to keep
them from sounding like “singer-songwriter songs” with three
part harmonies, opting instead
for a more cohesive sound.
While the band is made of
three singer-songwriters and
established personalities, Port
Cities aren't likely to compare
themselves to Crosby, Stills,
Nash and (occasionally) Young
or any other super-group.
Mackinnon said, “It's really
flattering when people say that
but we're just a band and we've
already been kind of working
together for so long it doesn't
feel like this new thing. It just
kind of seems like the natural
progression for us.”
While all three will still have
various outlets – for Stone cowriting songs, Guthro's work
with hip-hop and Mackinnon's
work in jazz – Port Cities is very
much the members' focus at this
point; however, live shows will
likely see a mix of new Port
Cities material as well as previous solo material from each.
For ticket information contact the deCoste Centre box
office.
Trio singin’ the blues
By Aaron Cameron
[email protected]
If you love country and you
love blues but you hate being
forced to make choices, fret no
longer. Honky Tonk Blues Night
– a songwriter circle featuring
Christine Campbell, Ryan Cook
and John Campbelljohn, will be
rolling into Glasgow Square on
Thursday night.
While modern country and
blues may seem worlds apart, the
two genres have common ground:
both often simplistic, primal songs
documenting the highs and, more
often, lows of daily life.
“They're sort of like conjoined
twins separated at birth, really,”
said Cook. “In the early 1900s,
you had black music which was
really the blues, the soul side of
it, and you had Appalachian
mountain music. The two came
together with country music;
then there's country and western, western swing, country
blues and things that are a little
bit more... well, Hank Williams
is a perfect example. (He) learned
to play the guitar when he was
nine years old from a black street
singer,” said Cook. “His style
and the way he played was what
Hank kind of mimicked; Hank's
songs came out and they were
sort of a honky tonk blues kind
of sound.”
Williams, in fact, influenced
the tour, in a roundabout way.
Cook, Campbelljohn and the late
Stan Carew first came together
under the Honky Tonk Blues banner – a nod both to the Hank
Williams song as well as Cook's
desire to mix up his traditional
country sound with the bluesier
flavourings of Campbelljohn and
Carew.
“When I first got into country
music,” Cook said, “John
Campbelljohn was one of the first
people I met because he played
the steel guitar and I was fascinated with it.”
Cook said his style has shifted
from album to album, beginning
close to country's honky tonk
roots, to commercial material and
then into western swing but sees it
progressing towards traditional.
Cook thought it might be fun
to add in Christine Campbell,
given her hard rock edge and his
own heavy metal past.
“I never even really meant to
do blues,” said Campbell. “I'm old
school rock but a lot of that foundation is blues … so people hear
that in my music and what I sing
Clockwise from the top:
Christine Campbell,
John Campbelljohn and
Ryan Cook.
(Submitted photos)
and I don't realize it's stemming to
what came before. I'm just starting
to realize that my perception of
what is blues and what is country
isn't necessarily what purists
would say it is,” Campbell said. "I
would say the country that influenced me is more what you see in
Creedence (CCR), that old-school
rock that has those little bits of
country in there. I like that soulful,
swampy, country feel. I'm like an
old soul, my soul is so old it's
wrinkly.”
Campbelljohn, while known
more for bluesy endeavours, said
his music also bears a good dose
of classic country influences.
“I'm a big fan of simple, traditional country music with simple
melodies that tell a story,”
Campbelljohn said. “And the
same thing applies to blues, it's
driven by basic simple grooves
and kind of reach out and grab
you.”
The show will take the form of
a songwriter's circle, however, if
Campbelljohn has anything to say
about it, expect the three to trade a
few licks throughout the night.
“When I do a songwriter circle
type of format I generally encourage other instrumentals who
might be in the songwriter circle to
jump in and share a solo so I look
forward to them contributing
solos
and
vice
versa,”
Campbelljohn said.
For more information about
the show contact the box office at
Glasgow Square.
X-MEN APOCALYPSE MOVIE REVIEW
X-Men Apocalypse released
May 27 to some mixed reviews
from critics and it seems like a
coin flip of whether people will
like it or not. And while it surely
isn't the greatest comic book
movie of all time, it is still one of
the best X-Men movies of all
time.
X-Men Apocalypse takes on a
huge cast of characters, mixing
them from the returning cast,
newly introduced characters
and younger versions of previously seen characters. Each character in this incredibly large cast
gets their own shining moment,
while not balanced the best.
The villain, Apocalypse
(played by The Force Awakens'
Oscar Isaac), is one of the biggest
comic book movie villains ever
seen before. He recruits four
mutants as his warriors and he,
himself, already has an insane
amount of power. But the reason
I like him so much is how many
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times I found myself wondering
if the X-Men were going to lose.
I went into this movie assuming
the X-Men were going to win,
and without spoiling anything,
Apocalypse does a great job of
being a threat to the whole team.
Add on his four helpers, and it is
not a fight, it is a war.
The highlight of the entire
movie has to be Evan Peters'
Quicksilver. He adds a lot of
very well done humour to the
film, as well as some of the best
action. He has super speed, and
the way he uses it and the direction of the scenes he uses it in is
the best part; I'd pay again to
see only his parts. Quicksilver
is a shining example of the
excellent humour and action.
I will say, that one segment
of the movie (which I will not
spoil) feels forced in for an easy
cameo. The whole section of
the story feels like it is forced in
for this cameo. However, the
cameo is well done, fan-pleasing and a very action-packed
moment.
Which brings me to the point
of action and effects – both of
which were done immensely
well. The combination of these
two gives me some of the coolest moments that I have ever
seen on film before, whether it
Spring concert coming up June 12
NEW GLASGOW – The
annual spring concert by the
Seinneadair Youth Choir and the
Trinitarians, both under the
direction of Monica George
Punke, will take place 7 p.m.
June 12 at Trinity United Church,
New Glasgow.
This year’s concert begins and
ends with two Nova Scotia composers Gary Ewar and Donna
Rhodenizer Taylor. The opening
piece, Live in Friendship, sets the
theme and gives title to the concert which concludes with, We
Are the Children of the World.
In between these two pieces,
singing jointly and singly,
Seinneadair and the Trinitarians
will sing a program that runs
the gamut from art songs to
spirituals, English, Welsh and
American folk songs to show
stoppers from musicals such as
Hair and The Lion King and an
extended tribute to John Denver.
“It’s a wide and varied program
that will be enjoyed by the
whole family,” said Punke.
Accompanying the choirs
will be Sandy Johnson and other
instrumentalists will include
Adam Johnson, piano, flute and
bass and Ian Grant, percussion.
Punke added, ”This concert
will also be memorable as the
last time Seinneadair will sing
together as the product of an allyear choir program. After more
is a psychic battle between
Apocalypse and Xavier or
Cyclops' optical lasers.
One of the best things about
X-Men Apocalypse is how
much it does not rely on the
comic books to be enjoyed.
There is a lack of winks and
nods to comic origins, and an
ability to grasp this movie without reading any X-Men comics
that make this movie more
appealing to me, someone who
loves these comics. It was great
to get a full movie, and not having to think back to comic lore.
X-Men Apocalypse was a
terrific movie, being great in
elements of humour, action and
special effects. The cast is fantastic and works off each other
well, both old and new.
The characters and writing
are also all great, except for a
few odd dialogue moments.
X-Men Apocalypse is a definite
recommend.
than 25 years of running a fulltime youth choir program, the
time has come for a change.”
Beginning
next
year,
Seinneadair will exist as a pickup choir of voice students of
Monica George Punke and any
other young singers from the
community who are willing to
commit to learning the music
before-hand and coming
together for two intensive
rehearsals prior to a given concert.
For ticket information call
902-752-1297. Admission is:
adults $15, seniors $12 and students: $7.
and innovate
With the warmer weather
finally arriving, vacations and
travel on the horizon – remember
to bring your library with you
too! Whether it’s at the beach, at
the airport or on the road – the
library has something to entertain, educate and enlighten –
wherever you are. All you need
is your free library card.
If you are handy with digital
devices (such as a smart phone or
tablet), the library has several
online resources available to use
at your fingertips, from downloading eBooks and audiobooks
through the Overdrive collection,
or the latest copy of your favourite magazine through the Zinio
application. Tumblebooks for
kids are also a great resource to
entertain the little ones on long
car rides as they read along with
their favourite books.
Audiobooks, whether they are
downloaded digitally to a device
(such as a smart phone or mp3
player/iPod), borrowed as a selfcontained Playaway mp3 player
or a set of CDs are also a great way
to pass the miles away – whether
it’s learning something new from
a non-fiction book or speeding
through a gripping thriller! The
library has audiobooks for all ages
and interests, too. Audiobooks
and podcasts are a favourite with
folks who love to multitask, or are
on the go.
Need some car advice?
Wondering if there’s been any
recalls you’ve missed, or after
surviving the winter of potholes
you’re in need of purchasing
another car? Try out the
ChiltonLibrary service online at
the library. Originally based on
the Chilton’s Auto manuals, the
information is now available
through an online resource that
the library carries a subscription.
Make a smart buy and avoid ‘the
lemons’ using the ChiltonLibrary.
Find out the latest (and all the
past) recall notes on all makes
and models of most vehicles.
PARL READS
The Big Summer Book Club is
back this year, and better! Starting
June 1 at any branch of the PictouAntigonish Regional Library
(including Books-by-Mail), read a
book and share your review by
writing it on a sticky note and
attaching it to the library book
when returning it (liked it, loved
it … or ‘not my cup of tea'). Then
complete a ballot (for adults and
teens) to win prizes such as
Coles/Chapters/Indigo
gift
At the Library
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is a community services
librarian and branch manager
at the Stellarton and
River John public libraries
cards, book tote bags, library
socks, a very cool bike (on display
at the New Glasgow Library) and
more – sponsored by Adopt-aLibrary Literacy program. Draws
will occur monthly and the program ends October 31 with a
grand prize draw.
BORROW ANYWHERE
RETURN ANYWHERE!
Yes, that’s right. With your
public library card in Nova Scotia,
a NS resident can borrow library
materials from most other libraries in the province – public libraries, academic libraries (university
and colleges) and government
libraries – in person. And the
other half of the equation, you
can return materials (free of
charge) to any of the participating
libraries and they will return your
borrowed items to the original
library. Once the library items are
received, they are ‘stamped’ as
being returned and are then
mailed back to the original lending library. Although, if the items
are overdue – the charges are
processed on the borrower’s
library account. (Helpful tips to
avoid overdue charges – you can
login into your library account
online and renew borrowed
materials (if they’re not on a
reserved hold for another reader),
or call the library and ask library
staff to renew the items for you
over the phone. Another tip,
when checking out your library
items – if you know you will be
travelling away for longer than
the standard borrowing time
period, you can ask for an ‘extended’ loan for later return date
too!).
This is your summer to explore
the ‘roads less travelled’. Take the
library with you, and enjoy the
adventure!
Local music students
off to provincial festival
Local students who were recommended to the Provincial
Music Festival as part of the New
Glasgow Music Festival will have
a busy weekend.
From this year’s many music
festivals held across this province, adjudicators have recommended outstanding young performers to move on to this event.
This year’s Provincial Music
Festival is being hosted by the
Annapolis Valley Music Festival
in Wolfville, June 3 and 4 with
events taking place at Denton and
University
halls,
Acadia
University and the Wolfville
Baptist Church.
Competitions in Junior and
Senior Brass, Musical Theatre,
Piano, Strings, Voice and
Woodwind will be held Friday
and during the morning and
afternoon of Saturday. These are
open to the public and the full
schedule of competitions can be
found on the website of the
Federation of Nova Scotia Music
Festivals, www.musicfestivalsnovascotia.ca.
A Gala Concert, a Stars of the
Festival event, brings the competitions to a close. This event is
held 7 p.m., Saturday at Denton
Hall, Acadia University.
At the Gala Concert, Junior
and Senior level winners of classes in all the competitive disciplines will perform and awards
and scholarships distributed. The
winners of previously adjudicated Choral competitions will be
announced. To conclude the
night, Nova Scotia’s team to this
year’s national competitions at
McEwan University in Edmonton,
Alta., will be announced.
New Glasgow's Gerry Punke,
provincial federation president
said, “These young people are the
finest emerging musicians that
Nova Scotia is producing – a
great tribute to their dedication
and hard work, the support of
their parents and some truly great
music teaching. They deserve
both our admiration and support.”
Tickets may be purchased at
the venue door.
THURS., JUNE 16, 2016 – 7 PM
deCoste Centre - Pictou
Tickets at the Box Office.
Call 902-485-8848
www.decostecentre.ca
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RUGBY
'Hawks, CEC upend Gryphons
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By Steve Goodwin
[email protected]
NEW GLASGOW – The
Northumberland Nighthawks
captured the Northumberland
Region Division I male high
school rugby championship,
while the Cobequid Cougars
won the female division – both at
the expense of their North Nova
counterparts last Thursday.
The Nighthawks used their
strength on defence and scored all
their points in the second half as
they shut out North Nova’s male
side 17-0 at the North Nova field.
Reed MacDonald scored two
tries and Keegan Rauh converted
both of them and added a penalty for Northumberland.
The teams were closely
matched, but the Nighthawks
entered the game with just one
loss that occurred against
North Nova in their last regular-season game.
“We focused on hard defence
and moving the ball wider,”
Nighthawks’ head coach John
Rushton said. “We’ve had very
few points scored against us.”
The Nighthawks’ win will
send them directly to the Nova
Scotia School Athletic Federation
Division I championship hosted
by Avon View in Windsor on
Friday and Saturday.
The loss sent North Nova to a
qualifier scheduled to be played
on Tuesday in Dartmouth against
the third-seeded team out of
Capital Region.
“Northumberland came to
play and we didn’t,” Gryphons’
head coach Joe MacDonald
said. “I won’t take anything
away from their game. They
played a great game, and we
didn’t play our game.”
The North Nova girls’ season
ended later on Thursday with a
25-19 loss to the visiting Cougars.
The win avenged a 53-0 loss to
the Gryphons after the Cougars
defeated North Nova 17-7 in
their first meeting this spring.
The Gryphons opened a 7-0
lead on their first possession
when Victoria Straub broke free
and converted her own try. The
Cougars roared back on their
next possession and scored an
unconverted try, their first of
25 unanswered points to give
Top photo: Graduating members of the Northumberland Nighthawks gather around the
Northumberland Regional Division I boys' rugby banner they earned last Thursday by shutting
out the host North Nova Gryphons 17-0 in the championship game. Front row, from left: Jeffrey
Skinner, Travis Best, Cody Battist, Alex Jardine. Back left: Keigan Rauh, Gillis Cox, Kyle Kenny,
Dallas Greene, Mitchell Smith, Bailey Piccini, Dylan Fillier. Bottom photo: members of the
Gryphons converge on a CEC ball carrier in the Division I girls' championship match won by CEC
by a score of 25-19.
(Goodwin photos)
them a 25-7 lead at the half.
North Nova made it close in
the second half and fell six points
short of the lead.
Straub converted another of
her tries and Selena Denny got
another try.
“It’s
always
tough,”
Gryphons’ head coach Dougal
MacInnis said. “(CEC) is a
very disciplined team.”
Although the Gryphons graduate six players from their side,
they also played with eight
Grade 9 players.
TRACK AND FIELD
Quann, Schmidt win big at regional meet
STELLARTON – Several local
athletes were multiple winners at
the Northumberland regional
track and field championship
meet last Friday and Saturday at
the T.A.A.C. facility in Truro.
Lauren Quann from Pictou
Academy won the senior girls’
800-metre race, as well as high
jump and long jump and javelin.
She was also second in shot put.
Kaelan Schmidt from North
Nova also won four events, taking
the senior boys’ 100-metre final, as
well as winning in high jump,
long jump and triple jump.
They are among local athletes who have advanced to the
Nova Scotia School Athletic
Federation provincial championships taking place on Friday
and Saturday at the Pioneer
Coal Athletic Field in Stellarton.
Taylor Cromwell from East
Pictou Middle School won her
junior girls 100-metre final and
was second at 200 metres.
East Pictou’s Allie Sandluck
won at 1,500 metres and was
second at 3,000 metres.
He played tough,
he coached tough
Lauren Quann, left, and Kaelan Schmidt each won three events
at the Northumberland regional track and field championship
(File photo)
meet in Truro.
Jaden MacEachern of New
Glasgow Academy won her
shot put event.
Lauren MacLeod was third in
both her intermediate 100-metre
and 200-metre sprint finals.
Breanna Sandluck from North
Nova won both the intermediate
girls 1,500-metre and 3,000-metre
races. North Nova also won the
4x100-metre relay race.
In intermediate girls’ field
events, Abygail Morrisey of North
Nova won in high jump, while
Megan Graham won the senior
girls 100-metre dash and was second in the 400-metre final and
80-metre hurdles. Gen Lemieux
was second in the senior girls’
1,500-metre race and third at 3,000
metres, while North Nova won
the 4x100-metre relay and was
second in the 4x400-metre relay.
Tatum
McLean
of
Northumberland
Regional
High School won in intermediate girls’ shot put and was second in discus.
In other boys’ events, Ethan
MacDonald from New Glasgow
Academy won both the 1,500metre and 3,000-metre, while
Kirwan Logan from East Pictou
was second in the 100-metre
and 200-metre races – all in the
junior division.
In field events, Eric Ferguson
from Dr. W.A. MacLeod won in
high jump, while Parker Swain
from MacLeod won shot put and
discus.
(Continued on Page 12)
ictou County minor
hockey leagues and
teams have a close association with their counterparts in
neighbouring Antigonish.
It's always been that way.
In the late 1940s, for instance,
we couldn't follow the sport locally without knowing what was
going on in the cathedral town to
the east. Bulldogs weren't just
four-legged pets down there. They
were also youngsters on skates,
wearing black and gold uniforms.
I remember, in those growing-up days, many of their
young players showing talent in
our rinks. I also remember one
particular kid coming into the
county, wearing Antigonish
colours, playing the game with
a passion you just don't often
see at such a tender age.
It was John Brophy.
I once read an article about him
that said he was around hockey
forever. In a way, that described
him the best. He was truly a lifer in
the sport.
He didn't stick around
Antigonish long. He was just 16
when he went down the road to
join the Halifax St. Mary's, a
club that was a junior dynasty
for several years.
It was at the start of the 1950-51
season that he began a three-year
stay on the Halifax blueline. The
team won two more Maritime
titles while he was there – making
it seven championships in a row.
Teammates in Halifax included two Pictou County products,
Bobby (Lugs) Rae and Courtney
Malcolm. The team's seven-year
reign was finally halted in 195253, his last junior year, by the
North Sydney Franklyns, a powerhouse developed around
Pictonians
Frank
(Danky)
Dorrington, Bert Dalling, Bill
Billick and Ron Cheek.
Brophy was ready for bigger –
and wilder – things, turning professional in the U.S.-based Eastern
Hockey League.
It was where he played for
most of his 19 pro years. Where he
got into some of the ugliest incidents in hockey anywhere. Where
he piled up almost 4,000 penalty
minutes, a league record by far.
Where he once participated in the
worst “stick fight” anywhere in
the sport, a battle that ended with
he and his opponent getting
almost 200 stitches.
Those things happened because
John Brophy played the game
with the greatest passion and
greatest intensity I've ever seen in
any hockey player anywhere.
Then and since.
Another chapter to the Brophy
story followed.
That's when he became a coach.
That's when he and I crossed paths
for the first time.
I was writing my daily sports
column in The Chronicle Herald
when, in the fall of 1981, he became
the coach of the Halifax-based
Nova Scotia Voyageurs in the
American Hockey League. He
was the fourth – and final – coach
in the franchise's 13-year stay in
Halifax. When his three-year tenure ended, the Vees left Halifax.
The Brophy I got to know in
Halifax had the same passion and
same intensity that accompanied
him from his childhood days in
Antigonish. His hair may have
turned white, but he was the
grown-up version of the youngster who used to play minor hockey for the Bulldogs.
The Voyageurs, who had
won three Calder Cup championships soon after the Montreal
Canadiens moved the team
into the Halifax Forum, never
won a title under Brophy. But
his players always demonstrated the same kind of spirit
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he carried wherever he went.
They learned a lot from him.
To this day, his old players still
talk positively about what he
meant to their careers. Players
such as Jeff Brubaker, Guy
Carbonneau, Dave Allison,
Dave Orleski and Nova Scotia
natives Bill Riley and Mike
McPhee were among those who
benefited from his coaching.
Though I followed Brophy's
journey after he and the Vees left
our province, I never ran into him
again. The last time I talked to
him, he was packing up his things
in his Halifax Metro Centre office.
Having been a Toronto
Maple Leafs fan – okay, fanatic
– since I was about eight years
old, I was absolutely delighted
when, just 18 months after the
Voyageurs skated away from
us, it was announced that
Brophy was the new head coach
in Toronto. Wow, good times
are here again. Or so I thought.
The Leafs were two decades
into their funk – yes, the funk
that's now 50 years and continuing – and there was little improvement during his tenure. How
could there be? It wasn't his fault
he was there during the awful
Harold Ballard era. If you like a
story told with stats, the blue and
white had a 64-111-18 record
under his direction when he was
fired midway into his third year,
replaced by former Leafs captain
George Armstrong.
That Toronto chapter, as bad
as it was, had no impact on
Brophy's reputation as a coach.
How could it? Overall, he coached
teams to more than 1,000 victories. That's a great achievement,
considering Scotty Bowman was
the only other human to coach
clubs to so many wins.
I knew when he finally stepped
away from the game, he was
happy to get a final coaching position with his hometown Antigonish
Bulldogs in junior A. What began
as a Bulldog, ended as a Bulldog.
And Brophy was a Bulldog, no
mistake about that.
When he entered Green
Meadows Community Residence
for Seniors, not far outside
Antigonish, I wondered if it was a
good fit. But it probably was. I'm
sure, to the very end, he was the
same comical, joking guy who
always made others laugh.
Then, last week, when I was
browsing through Facebook, I
learned the sad news. John Brophy
had died at 83.
You can't think of the cathedral town without thinking of the
guys who began great hockey
careers there. Paul MacLean
scored more than 300 goals in an
11-year NHL career. More recently, Al MacIsaac has enjoyed
Stanley Cup success as vice-president of the Chicago Blackhawks.
But, for my money, you have
to put John Brophy at the head of
the class.
He'll be missed.
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Coaches
CORNER
Left photo: Lincoln Steen is
choked by the Greaser James
Carr during a wrestling match
at the Hector Arena Friday
night. Right photo: Redneck
Renegade Cody Deaner gets
thrown over the ropes by the
American Patriot during a
match. The wrestling event
was a fundraiser for the
Pictou Lobster Carnival that
saw close to 600 people
in attendance.
(Harvie photos)
Summer Street event set for June 24
ABERCROMBIE – The 22nd
annual Summer Street Scramble
is getting a Hollywood makeover when its held June 24 at
the Abercrombie Gold and
Country Club.
The popular event helps raise
funds for Summer Street’s programming and operations.
“The money goes back to the
clients,” said Paula Irving, coordinator for the event.
Over the last 21 years, the
event has managed to raise
more than $2 million for the
cause.
“The event is our most significant annual fundraiser,” said
Bob Bennett, executive director
of Summer Street Industries.
The fundraiser accounts for
approximately 25 per cent of the
organization's funding each
year.
“In the absence of this we’d
be in trouble,” Bennett said.
The annual golf event has a
shotgun start.
Irving noted that they still
have room for a few more teams
to participate this year. Those
Where were you born?
“I was born in Pictou and
grew up in Scotsburn.”
What do you like about
coaching?
“I just like seeing athletes
improve.”
What is your coaching
philosophy?
“Just do your best out
there.”
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The Hollywood theme for
this year’s event will be in full
athlete Burke Murray and top
female athlete Kenzie Emery.
Bryson Johnson, a former
high school, university and professional basketball player who
is now coaching in the U.S.,
Gardening Challenges
with Farmer Bob
We had a customer at the farm requesting a full bag
of fertilizer with boron in it this week. We usually sell
smaller bags of either 2lb or 5lb of boron enriched fertilizer. Some types of organic fertilizers are especially rich
in boron. Boron is one of those micronutrients that
we often don’t hear about until it causes our plants a
problem, usually caused by a deficiency in the soil. No
different than a person’s diet being deficient in certain
minerals. Boron is one of the most commonly deficient
especially in vegetables. The most well known is boron
deficiency in turnip (rutabagas) which shows up as water core in the centre of the turnip which can turn to
mush eventually, often with no signs on the outside.
Black scabs and splits on beets, small carrots with deep,
wide splits, sunken cracked spots on apples and curling
twisted leaves on cauliflower along with hollow stems
are all signs of boron deficiency. Add boron enriched
fertilizer, organic or inorganic to solve the problem.
swing as well with red carpets,
costumes and lots of decorations to transform the golf club.
Bennett said the event is
looked forward to by both orga-
touched on the building blocks
he felt helped him during his
time with his studies and playing basketball at West Pictou.
“It really helped define me,”
he said. “It takes time to realize
how fortunate you are. I always
like to come back. It’s always
great to be here.”
Johnson followed high school
by entering Bucknell University.
He was a four-year men’s basketball letter winner and twoyear captain and helped lead the
Bisons to three straight Patriot
League regular season championships, two NCAA Men’s
Basketball appearances and one
NIT (National Invitational
Tournament) appearance.
He was the 11th leading scorer
in Bucknell history and recorded
1,384 career points in his collegiate
career, earning Second Team AllLeague recognition in addition to
Patriot League All-Tournament
Team and Patriot League All-
nizers and participants each
year as a day of fun.
“I think without exception
every golfer is excited and they
have fun,” he said.
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The hand-off. It’s the simplest play in a football
coach’s playbook. But as any sports fan knows, even the
simplest play can go wrong for any number of reasons.
The same could be true of your family cottage hand-off.
It has been in your hands for years and years of fun
times with the people you love. But, the day will come –
maybe sooner, maybe later – when you will want to handoff your cottage to others, probably your adult children. To
help you avoid potential obstacles like excessive taxation
and maybe even some surprising opposition, here’s how to
perform a cottage hand-off that ensures it will stay in your
family’s hands for a long time.
Call the right play: A successful hand-off starts with
everyone on your “team” being on side. Yes, your adult
children have always enjoyed the cottage – but will they in
the future when you’re no longer around? Talk to your
children now and if there are those who do not want
ownership responsibilities, you can help avoid future family
squabbles by ensuring they are treated fairly in your will.
Elude potential blockers: Plan now to manage potential
tax liabilities when you make the hand-off. Unless you’re
passing assets to a spouse or common-law partner, when
you die you’re deemed to have disposed of your capital assets
at fair market value – meaning that if your cottage property
has appreciated, your heirs could face significant tax on
capital gains realized.
A less-taxing hand-off: Transfer the property to your
kids while you are alive, either as an outright gift or by
selling it to them at fair market value (selling for less can
result in double taxation.) If you sell the cottage for fair
market value, make the payments receivable over a five
year period and claim the capital gains reserve, so that
only 20% of the capital gain is taxable in any one year.
Regardless of whether you gift or sell, consider whether
the principal residence exemption should be claimed for
all or a portion of the years the cottage has been owned.
Alternatively, transfer the property to a trust, with
your kids as beneficiaries. This transfer option will also
trigger an immediate capital gain but future capital gains
on the property will accrue to your children and are not
payable until they sell the property.
Insure your hand-off: Cover cottage capital gains – and
other estate debts – with permanent life insurance. The death
benefits are usually tax-free and can provide an essential
source of cash to pay taxes resulting on death so your family
won’t be forced to sell assets, such as your cottage.
Of course, your cottage hand-off should be an essential
part of your overall financial and estate plan, so talk to your
coaches – your professional and legal advisors – about
what’s best for your game plan.
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DURHAM – Softball player Jason Sanford has received
another award.
The Durham resident was
named top male athlete in the
team category during the
annual RICOH sport awards
presentations
hosted
on
Saturday in Halifax by Sport
Nova Scotia.
Sanford was a catcher for
Team Canada that captured
the gold medal in men’s softball during the 2015 Pan
American Games in Toronto.
Four other groups and
individuals are among those
receiving awards from sport
organizations in Nova Scotia.
Pat Carty accepted the
Athletics Nova Scotia team of
the year award on behalf of
Athletics Nova Scotia, while
Jillian Matlock of Mariposa
East Figure Skating Centre
was named female athlete of
the year by Skate Canada,
Nova Scotia section.
Royce Williston of Little
Harbour received Alpine Ski
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After graduating, he played
pro basketball in Europe and
Canada before joining the George
Mason men’s basketball staff as a
graduate manager after playing
two years professionally.
“I really loved basketball,” he
said. “I couldn’t imagine doing
anything else. Sports has opened
up so many doors, but I did it all
in this gym. All the hard work
and support came from here.”
He encouraged those wanting to pursue a career in advanced
levels of basketball to do so.
“Don’t let anyone spoil your
dreams,” he said.
Nearly 200 people attended
the event that included a number
of sport and non-sport awards.
Besides their top athlete
awards, Murray and Emery were
West Pictou’s recipients of exemplary student awards from the
Nova Scotia School Athletic
Federation.
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When did you first become
involved in sports?
“I started playing hockey
when I was five. I played basketball in school and started
running when I was 15.”
Bryson Johnson tells athletes: follow your dreams
LYONS BROOK – A former
student shared his memories at
West Pictou last Thursday during
the consolidated school’s non-academic awards presentations and
presented trophies to top male
When did you begin
coaching?
“I started coaching middle
distance running about five
years ago when the local track
club was formed.”
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The Advocate
June 1, 2016
BOXING
Albion club stays busy,
set for card in Halifax
TRENTON – Albion Amateur
Boxing Club members have kept
busy as the club winds down its
2015-16 season.
Members of the club took part
in bouts last weekend in North
Sydney.
Two Albion boxers participated. Cameron MacDonald
lost a close decision to Aaron
Christian of Glace Bay in their
Top photo, from left: East
Pictou residents Karen LeBlanc
and Faye Kinney finished the
annual Joe Earl Memorial Day
races in one hour and eight
minutes, while Jean Anderson
finished in 1:12. Middle photo:
runners won categories in
one-mile and five-mile races.
Front row, from left: Debbie
MacDonald, Breanna Sandluck
and Dave MacLennan. Back
left: Ethan MacDonald, John
Helpard and Peter Corbin.
Bottom photo: kids race winners were also honoured.
Front row, from left: Maci
MacDonald, Danika Gillis,
Lucas
Artibello,
Kysac
MacDonald, Chloe Ferguson,
Tanner Hayden and Bella
Landry. Back left: Conrad
Robertson, Mya Artibello ,
Cara MacDonald, Mairin
Canning, Nicholas Delorey,
Kylea
Bennett,
Amelia
MacCallum
and
William
(Goodwin photos)
Delorey.
72-kilogram weight division
bout, while Kage MacDonald
had an exhibition bout with
Avery Gale of Sydney in the
54-kg weight class.
The action followed the card
on May 20 in Truro, where both
Albion boxers on the card won
their bouts.
Ross Bennett defeated Devin
Quinn from P.E.I. by third-round
technical knockout in their tough
63-kg bout.
Kady MacDonald won by
first-round TKO against another
tough P.E.I. opponent – Andrea
Fault. The bout was picked fight
of the day.
Albion boxers are scheduled to be part of another card
that has been scheduled for
June 11 in Halifax.
Former West Pictou student
Bryson Johnson stands with
top male athlete Burke
Murray, left, and top female
athlete Kenzie Emery as part
of the consolidated school's
annual non-academic awards
presentations. Johnson, a former start in school, university
and professional basketball,
was guest speaker last
Thursday prior to the awards
presentations. He played university basketball for the
Bucknell Bisons and played
professional basketball in
Europe and Canada before
ending up in a coaching role
at George Mason University.
Murray and Emery also
received examplary awards
from the Nova Scotia School
Athletic Federaiion.
(Goodwin photos)
TRACK AND FIELD
Locals advance to NSSAF championships
(Continued from Page 10)
Alex Moore from North
Nova won the intermediate
boys 200-metre and 400-metre
finals and was second at 100
metres and long jump.
Raymond Simpson from North
Women’s Institute (WI) and
Friends Bowling League presented awards recently at
their season-closing dinner at
the Hopewell Presbyterian
Church hall. Top photo: awards
were presented to top individual scorers in the regular
season. From left: high single
and no mark co-winner Sandra
Cruickshank, high single winner Bev Cleve, high no mark
co-winners Linda Forrest and
Nedra Wilson and high triple
winner Ruth Peyton. Middle
Left: bowlers at least 80 years
old were honoured. From left,
front row: Annie MacCulloch
and Beulah Martell. Back left:
Jean Ross, Frances Moss and
Melina Cameron. Missing are
Alice MacLellan and Katie
Brennan. Right photo: Winnie
McCann was named most
improved bowler. Next left
photo: Five members of the
regular season winning team
received awards. Front row,
from left: Phyllis Hayter and
Beulah Martell. Back left:
Elizabeth MacHattie, Nellie
Phillips and Jessie Gay. Bottom
photo: playoff winners were
also honoured. From left:
Frances
Cameron,
Lynn
Langille, Sheri MacDonald and
Shirley Cruickshank. Missing is
Shirley Smith. MacKay recorded the playoffs’ high single
and high triple and Cleve had
(Goodwin photos)
high no mark.
Nova won both the 1,500-metre
and 3,000-metre races.
Eric
Hughes
from
Northumberland won the 100metre hurdle race, while Brett
Corbin was second in high jump
and triple jump. NRHS also won
the 4x400-metre relay.
Jake Temple from Pictou
Academy won javelin and was
second in discus.
In other senior events, Peter
Corbin from North Nova was
second at 1,500 metres.
The Advocate
June 1, 2016
Community
Celebrate Bike Week
Janice d’Eon, left, show
convener, and Kate
Anderson, president of the
Thistle Quilt Guild, stand in
front of hundreds of pieces
of art created for the 14th
annual quilt show on
Saturday in Westville.
There were close to 400
pieces, all completed within the year by the 67
members.
The Pictou County Active Transportation Committee
has organized a whole week of activities to celebrate
Bike Week 2016. A fun-filled eight days that promotes cycling in the
area, the schedule includes something for all ages and abilities,
mountain or road bikes, and has rides starting in a variety
of locations across the county. Here's a list ...
RIDE TO THE MARKET
Saturday, June 4
9 a.m. -1 p.m.
Where:
New
Glasgow
Farmer’s Market, 115 Jury Street
Active Transportation committee members will be on hand with
information about Bike Week
events and general information on
cycling in Pictou County.
Anyone who rides their bike to
the market that morning gets a
free coffee or cookie!
MICHELIN JUNIOR BIKE
Sunday, June 5
1-3 p.m.
Where:
Pictou
County
Wellness Center, 2756 Westville
Rd, New Glasgow
Come ride with Michelin Junior
Bike! The Junior Bike event has
one major focus in mind: bicycle
helmet safety. Michelin Junior
Bike is open to children aged five
to 11 and registered participants
receive a free bicycle helmet,
goodie bag and the chance to
win great prizes. Children will
have an opportunity to have their
bicycles inspected in the Michelin
Junior Bike garage before heading out on the course.
RIDE TO TRENTON PARK
Monday, June 6, 6 p.m.
Where: Glasgow Square
Parking Lot, 155 Glasgow St.,
New Glasgow
Length: 10 km
From New Glasgow, ride along
Pictou County's first bike lane to
Trenton Park. Stop in the park,
then return to New Glasgow via
the same route.
All experience and skills levels
welcome.
FAMILY MOUNTAIN
BIKE RIDE
Tuesday, June 7, 6 p.m.
Where: Trenton Park, 119
Park Rd, Trenton
Show and go. All ages and
abilities welcome on this ride
through one of the most spectacular old-growth woodlands in
Nova Scotia.
LOCH BROOM LOOP
Wednesday, June 8, 6 p.m.
Where: Meet at Northumberland Regional High School, 104
Alma Rd.
Length: 20 km
The Heartland Tour promotes
active living through education,
inspiration and role modeling;
recognizing the need to improve
the cardiovascular profile of Nova
Scotians of all ages. Relaxed
paced ride through the historic
community of Loch Broom with a
stop at the historic log church.
Suitable for riders of all experience and skill levels.
WOMEN AND GIRLS’
MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDE
Thursday, June 9, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Scotsburn Elementary
School, 4100 Scotsburn Rd,
Scotsburn
A ride on the Fitzpatrick
Mountain trails. Meet at Scotsburn
Elementary. All women and girls
ages 10 to 110+ of all abilities.
WOMEN ON WHEELS
Friday, June 10, 10:30 a.m.
Where: Pictou Library, 40
Water St., Pictou
Fun, fitness and friendship.
Info session on biking followed by
a ride on the Jitney Trail.
BIKE RODEO/
BLUE ROUTE RIDE
Saturday, June 11, 1-3 p.m.
Where: Pictou Fire Hall
Family-friendly bike rodeo
hosted by Pictou RCMP, Pictou
Fire Department and Recreation
and Parks. Bring your bike, helmet and a friend. Bike giveaway,
barbecue and fun prizes.
FAMILY RIDE
Sunday, June 12, 1:30 p.m.
Where: Acadia Park, Westville
A police escort will lead cyclists
on a 3 km loop starting and ending at Acadia Park.
This is a short ride intended for
even the youngest family members. There will be snacks and
giveaways after the ride.
(Harvie photo)
Local youth job shadows MP on Parliament Hill
NEW GLASGOW – Breanna
Mahoney represented Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Pictou
County and young citizens
across Canada when she visited
Parliament Hill on May 31 to
job shadow a Member of
Parliament and become a more
civic-minded Canadian.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Canada and Boys and Girls
Clubs of Canada once again
partnered to host the third
annual YOUth in Office: Job
Shadowing Day on Parliament
Hill, aimed at giving young
people a one-of-a-kind handson experience.
Approximately 100 youth
and 100 MPs spent the workday
together as part of a joint initiative to inspire young people to
become more engaged citizens
by exposing them to politics
and the democratic process in
BREANNA MAHONEY
WITH CENTRAL NOVA MP
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Canada.
“We are extremely thrilled
and proud to have Breanna rep-
resent our organization and
community," said Margie
Grant-Walsh, executive director of the Pictou County Big
Brothers Big Sisters organization.
"She is a prime example of
how powerful our mentoring
programs are. It is these young
people that will lead our nation
in the future.”
Recent polling shows that a
strong majority of Canadians
believe young people have too
little influence on public policy
in this country. The YOUth in
Office program puts these
young people on a path to
building that influence.
“At Big Brothers Big Sisters
Canada we believe every child
should have the opportunity to
reach their full potential, as
individuals and as citizens,”
said Peter Coleridge, president
and CEO of BBBSC.
“Events like YOUth in Office
are, in essence, mentoring
opportunities, which build confidence in young people and
result in positive outcomes in
mental health, employment,
inclusion and civic engagement
later in life.”
Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Canada and Boys and Girls
Clubs of Canada are committed
to improving educational and
career outcomes for all youth.
Before spending the day with
the MPs, young participants
took part in a preparation day
that included a meet and greet,
media training, networking and
skill-building.
For more information, visit
www.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca
and www.bgccan.com or follow
the
#YouthInOffice
hashtag.
Joyce MacKarney and
Sally Polley, members
of the Westville and
Area Garden Club,
helped out at the
club's annual plant
sale in Westville on
Saturday. The club uses
the funds from the
plants they sell for
community projects
like flowers throughout the town and the
upcoming Nova Scotia
Association of Garden
Clubs convention.
Torch Run raises
awareness for
Special Olympics
GRANTON — This July,
the Special Olympics Nova
Scotia (SONS) Provincial
Summer Games will be held in
Wolfville.
To get communities into the
spirit and to encourage all to
cheer on these Special Olympics
athletes, Michelin is hosting
three torch runs during the
month of June in Pictou
County, the Annapolis Valley
and the South Shore.
Close to 2,000 runners and
walkers will participate in
Michelin’s 2016 SONS Torch
Runs.
“We certainly want to recognize our special athlete
hometown heroes and continue to raise awareness of
SONS,” said Jeff MacLean,
13
(Harvie photo)
president, Michelin Canada.
“It’s a 29-year tradition for
our annual school programs
and torch runs. This June, we
encourage everyone to get out
and cheer them on.”
This month, Michelin
employees, retirees, relatives,
friends, teachers and students
will take to county roads,
along with Special Olympic
athletes and special needs
individuals.
In Pictou County, the kickoff event is planned for today,
beginning at 11 a.m., at the
Granton plant, 2863 Granton
Road with a small run along
Granton Road to the site. On
June 2 and 3, employees will
visit a number of local schools
to host mini-torch-runs.
Thelma Harris, left,
made a purchase from
Alice Brown during the
Ladies Auxiliary to the
Alma Fire Department
yard sale at the fire
hall on Saturday. The
yard sale was a fundraiser for the department.
(Harvie photo)
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Local artist an Munro and friends are hosting Art Fest 2016 at
the Union Centre Community Hall (Exit 20) Saturday 10 a.m.-4
p.m. and Sunday 1-4 p.m. Pictured preparing for the event are,
from the left, Munro with Florence Walsh and Anne MacCabe.
(Submitted photo)
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Legion Entertainment for Members and invited guests.
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Every Monday Night Bingo:
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JACKPOT $650 in 54#’s or less
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Ladies Auxiliary Meeting - Thursday, June 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Karaoke - Thursday 8 p.m. - 12 a.m. Admission - $3
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Steak Darts - Wednesday 7 p.m. Meat Roll - Sunday 2 - 4 p.m.
APARTMENT
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GRANTON: Available June 1.
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within walking distance of
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fridge, stove, washer/dryer and
outside storage locker. Ideal for
seniors. $480 and $560. Call
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It is time for us to clean out the garage and all the places
you hide stuff that you don’t need in the house.
We will have some treasures like garden tools,
air compressor, set of snow tires, studded (less than 500
km on them, only on vehicle for 2 weeks), glass, kitchen
stuff, collector plates, Hummel Bells, paintings, tons of
country LP’s, fabric, water tank, tools and much more.
902-351-2799
New To You Sale
902-485-6329
Pie Sale, Bake Sale & Yard Sale
Saturday, June 4 / 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Bayview Community Hall
June 5TH
9 am -1pm
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Blue Grass Concert
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A public meeting for the residents of
Welsford regarding the Welsford Community
Hall property will be held June 2 at 6:30 p.m.
in the Welsford Community Hall. The purpose
of the meeting is to appoint five trustees and
reviving the association.
YARD SALE & BBQ
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to share your experience and learn from others,
from across Atlantic Canada, who are working toward
better futures in their communities.
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and those of you who supported me. As this type of thing is something
that I’m passionate about I’ll be looking for your support again and a little
more in October. When a question is asked there’s always two answers
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The Advocate
June 1, 2016
A wail of tail
As most of us do as we age,
Striker seems to have acquired a
few extra lumps and bumps
these days. Having recovered
nicely from major surgery on his
shoulder last fall, we were not
expecting for him to endure yet
another surgery so soon. But
there it was: a major growth on
his tail, in all of its grizzly glory,
growing bigger and bigger and
undeniable that it had to go.
I innocently asked the vet if
the surgery might mean a piece
of his tail might have to be
removed. Like the typical over
protective mother who wants
everything both major and minor
for their children to be perfect, I
was worried about how a shortened tail could possibly affect his
gait, his swimming, his pride
and yes, even his handsome
appearance.
Fortunately, the vet looked at
me like I had lost my mind by
asking such a question and just
shook his head and said in a low
decisive tone, "I won't be taking
off any of his tail." So away
Striker went, in for another significant surgery and once again
we were relieved he came out of
it with flying colours. Everything
was just fine with the assessment
of the lump – no worries there
while the surgery itself went
well.
All good, but somehow we
were not quite prepared for the
transformation of his once stately and trademark flowing tail to
one that resembled that of a
lion's, skinny, shaven and long
with a little tuft on the end. Of
Top photo: Winners of the
Pictou Lady’s bowling league
for regular season and playoffs
in Section A include, from the
left, back: Jemima MacKay and
Mary McCormack. Front: Lucy
Cyr and Jeanette Johnston.
Missing from photo is Juliet
Campbell.
Left: Winners in Section B
included, back: Joan McCullion;
from left, second row: Sharon
Duff, Marilyn McCormack; third
row: Gerry Currie, Darlene
Connolly; fourth row: Kathy
Sullivan, Bernice Blaisdell; fifth
row: Verna Bronson and Rilda
Scanlan. Missing: Barb McLaren.
Below: Some members put on
a skit at the recent end of season reception. Included in the
photo are: Sarah Bronson,
Jeanne Vigneault, Sally
Murdoch, Sybil Smith, Diane
Landry, Kathy Sullivan, Myra
O’Callahan, Joanie Muise and
Lillian Vigneault.
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Community
Life with Striker
KIMBERLY DICKSON
is a communications
professional and writer/
photographer who believes
pets give unconditional love
to their families. She lives in
New Glasgow with her husband,
son and golden retriever Striker
course, it was bandaged where
the incision and stitches were
and we were required to replace
them on a regular basis. After we
welcomed Striker home, my husband reminded me I was the one
who liked watching all of the
doctor shows so perhaps it
would be best for me to be the
one to replace the bandages.
Barry would provide the deep
bench hold to keep Striker still
while I did the necessary post-op
care. Even under the most stressful of situations, Striker almost
always remains exuberant and
joyful but the recent state of his
tail seemed to even get to him. It
was as if he was embarrassed.
The hovercraft that is his signal
of joy and excitement was not its
usual whirlybird of rotation and
wagging. He had definitely lost
some of his swagger. However,
with the passing of a couple of
weeks and once the stitches were
out and bandage removed, slowly but surely the swagger
returned.
He also came a bit of a show
and tell for our two young neighbours Madison and Jake. They
would regularly show their
friends the progress of Striker's
lion-like tail as it gradually
worked its way back to his bushy
retriever one. Now, a couple of
months later, his fur has grown
in nicely and is very close to his
usual flamboyance.
Striker just turned 11 – quite
the milestone to mark. He is
proof positive that 77 is, indeed,
the new 55. He continues to
maintain a youthful spirit and
exudes an unbridled energy.
Just the other day a delivery
woman who was dropping off
special healthy snacks for Striker
came to the door, and she was
more than happy to receive his
grand greeting. She inquired
about his bred and was surprised to find out he was a full
bred golden retriever, a comment we often receive due mostly to his large size as well as his
mixture of butterscotch and dark
amber tones. His signature
smiles also continue to delight
family and friends.
During a family Easter gathering, Striker could not have
snorted and smiled more for his
visiting Gramie, aunts, uncles
and cousins. As we learned
recently from the Silver Economy
Summit, age is merely a state of
mind and the opportunity for
greatness to continue. Striker has
had that motto figured out for
quite some time.
(Harvie photos)
Agility a real team effort
By Janice Cruikshank
Special to The Advocate
Sarah LeBlanc and her border collie, Bo of Green Hill, and
Andre Landry and his border
collie, Crash of Bible Hill, were
members of Team Canada at the
IFCS (International Federation
of Cynosports) held April 13-17
in the Netherlands. The
Canadian team placed second in
the medal standings with Russia
first.
For the individual games of
Jumping, Gamblers, Snooker
and Agility, Landry/Crash were
10th and LeBlanc/Bo were 13th
overall in the standings for their
section of 80 dogs.
Landry and Crash had a
fourth place finish in this 80-dog
field for another game – Biathlon
Jumping and Biathlon Agility.
A team event where teams of
three dogs of different heights
are formed from the Canadian
team roster to compete for the
Team Jumping, Team Agility
and Team Relay. Landry’s team
finished seventh overall for the
combination of three runs and
LeBlanc had a 12th place finish
in Team Jumping.
The many hours of preparation and competitions leading
up to this admirable showing
accompany them each time to
the start line. The handler and
dog are focused on each other
and the game that is about to
start. Deep breath in, shoulders
down and the handler steps forward to lead the intense dog
into the run. International competition courses are complex
and challenge both dog and
handler to run efficiently but
clean (no faults) and at speed.
Finish positions are separated
by 100ths of a second.
National pride and personal
bests abound and bold moves
are admired and appreciated by
the agility savvy crowd.
Although team members are in
direct competition, each member is cheered on as they get to
the start line.
At the three team practices
before the event, and before and
after each competition course is
run, sportsmanship is evident
as honest feedback is given,
encouragement offered, and
tweaking suggestions to increase
the competitive edge.
Back on this side of 'the
pond', the agility community in
every time zone is closely watching live online streaming of the
competition and cheer the runs.
The team feels that support and
gets an extra boost from the
comments.
The stakes may be different
at this level of competition but
LeBlanc and Landry concur that
playing agility is the fun.
Whether training in their back
yards, or competing locally,
nationally or internationally,
they treasure the time they get
to experience this unique bond
with their dogs. Analyzing the
courses to be run by the human
and dog, integrating the capabilities and strengths of both
and satisfaction with a plan well
executed keeps the games from
getting stale.
Sarah, Bo, Andre and Crash
joined another Team Canada for
the WAO World Agility Open
Championship in England May
13-15 in England.
Up to the start line, deep
breath in, shoulders down and
they’re off – obstacle by obstacle, run by run – “just playing
with my dog!”
http://aacnationalteam.org
For Team Canada final
results, the individual statistics,
the videos of each run, and
maps of the courses that were
run in the Netherlands are all
posted on the web site: http://
aacnationalteam.org/final-results-statistics-videos-andcourse-maps/.
Janice Cruikshank is a Caribou
Island resident. She and her double
doodle, Kenzie, enjoy competing in
agility events.
Chief Dwight Campbell from the Stellarton Fire Department, right, is shown presenting the
donations made on behalf of his daughter, the late Catherine Campbell, former member of
the Stellarton Fire Department and Truro Police Services, to the treasurer of the Duff Pioneer
(Submitted photo)
Cemetery, Paul Sutherland, left.
2016
Hfx No. 446950
Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
Between:
The Bank of Nova Scotia
Plaintiff
and
Grant Thornton Limited, in its capacity as Trustee in Bankruptcy of the
Estates of Tracy Lee Moran Ross and Craig Nelson Ross
Defendant
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION
TO BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION pursuant to an Order for Foreclosure, Sale and
Possession granted by the Court, unless before the time of sale the amount due to the Plaintiff
on the Mortgage foreclosed, plus costs to be taxed, are paid:
PROPERTY:
All those lands and premises known as Lot 2, Civic No. 282 Foord Street, Stellarton,
Pictou County, Nova Scotia, PID No. 00943233, as more particularly described in the Mortgage
recorded at the Pictou County Land Registration Office as Document No. 98108088. The lands
have been registered pursuant to the Land Registration Act.
A copy of the description of the property, as contained in the Mortgage foreclosed, is
on file at the Prothonotary’s Office and may be inspected during business hours.
DATE OF SALE:
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
TIME OF SALE:
11:00 am, local time
PLACE OF SALE: Pictou Justice Centre, 69 Water Street, Pictou, Nova Scotia
TERMS:
10% deposit (payable by cash, certified cheque or solicitor’s trust cheque
made payable to “Burchells LLP - In Trust”) at the time of sale, remainder
within 15 days upon delivery of deed.
DATED
at Halifax, Province of Nova Scotia, this 14th day of April, 2016.
ANDREW RANKIN, Barrister
Burchells LLP
Chris Lirette
MCINNES COOPER
Purdy’s Wharf Tower II
PO Box 730
1300-1969 Upper Water Street
Halifax, NS B3J 2V1
Solicitor for the Plaintiff
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June 1, 2016
RIVER JOHN NEWS
By Anne Patriquin
River John correspondent
Hello everyone, hope you
all enjoyed your week.
I haven't any local news so
if you have any contact me
before every Friday so I can
put it in the paper for you.
As you know I am a member of the River John & District
Lions Club and along with lion
COMMUNITY EVENTS
be very proud of yourselves.
I have heard the Cafe at the
HUB in River John has been
cancelled for a little while due
to unforeseen circumstances. I
heard Robin, their chef, is now
home and is feeling better.
Get well soon Robin, we miss
you.
Don't forget every Friday
evening there is Chase the Ace
at the Royal Canadian Legion
in River John starting a 6:30
p.m.
Well that's all I have for
now have a great week everyone and stay safe.
Gary Johnson and my husband
Leonard Patriquin, we attended the 19th Annual Ceremonial
Review for the Royal Canadian
Air Cadets. It took place on
Saturday, May 14 at the North
Colchester High School in
Tatamagouche. What a fantastic group of young people and
their leaders. They put on a
wonderful ceremonial review.
Congratulations to all the
award winners, you all should
u
WEDNESDAY, June 1
AA’s Pictou Hr. Group meets at 8
p.m. on the Old Pictou Road and at
8 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian
Church, Westville.
Preschool Storytime (ages 3-5), runs
9:30-10:30 a.m. at the River John
Library; 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the
Pictou Library and 1:30-2:15 p.m.,
New Glasgow Library.
woman who loved to spend time
with her family and friends. She
enjoyed writing poems, pottery,
travelling and gardening. Donations
may be made to the Canadian
Cancer Society.
CHAPMAN,
Laura
Marie
“Peany” – 75, of River John
passed away suddenly May 26,
2016 in Aberdeen Hospital, New
Glasgow. Born February 23,
1941 in River John, she was a
daughter of the late Earl and
Maude (Gratto) Langille. She
moved to Alberta in 1977, but
loved to get home every year for a
feed of lobsters. In 2014, she
moved back to River John to
retire.
Peany loved life, and
enjoyed being surrounded by
family. She also enjoyed gardening, shopping, fishing, cooking
and entertaining others. She is
survived by her daughter, Patsy
King (Allan); granddaughters,
Tracey, Glenda and Lisa Murray,
Rachel Mackak, and their families;
grandson, Billy Joe “BJ” Taylor;
sisters, Rosalee Reid, Linda
Mertin, Ann Pearl, Susan LangilleRegan (Robert); brother Roger
Langille (Cindy); sister-in-law,
Judy. Besides her parents, she
was predeceased by her husband, Lloyd; son, Joey Taylor;
brother, Ronnie; and grandson,
Timmy Taylor. Visitation was held
Monday
in
St.
George’s
Presbyterian Church, River John.
A private family graveside service
will be held in Hamilton Cemetery.
Donations in her memory may be
made to the Heart & Stroke
Foundation, the Canadian Cancer
Society
or
the
S.P.C.A.
Arrangements are under the direction of McLaren Funeral Home,
Pictou. †
HANSFORD, Frank Eric “Todd”
– 58, of Pictou, passed away
peacefully on May 26 in the Victoria
General Hospital, Halifax, with his
family by his side. Todd lived in the
family home on West River Road all
of his life. He was employed with
Lyons Brook Piping & Welding as a
machinist/welder. He was predeceased by his parents, Frank and
Marjorie (Langille) Hansford. A true
Boston Bruins and Blue Jays fan,
Todd enjoyed golf and spending
time with his grand nephew, Duncan
and his siblings, Kelsey and Keaton,
also with his grand niece, Ashlyn,
when she visited Nova Scotia. He
will be missed by his four-legged
buddy, Copper. Todd is survived by
sisters, Diane (Bill), Linda; and
brother, Robert (Patsy); nieces,
Wendy (Ron), Sonya (Mark) and
Charlene (Tim); nephews, Scott,
Shaun (Lisa) and Steve (Jenn) and
their families. Cremation has taken
place. As per his wishes there will
be no visitation or funeral. A family
graveside service will be held at a
later date. Donations in his memory may be made to the S.P.C.A.
JARDIM, Kathleen – 69 of New
Glasgow passed away suddenly on
May 25. Kathy was born in Burnley,
England to the late Joyce and Harry
Martland and immigrated to Canada
in 1974. She moved to Pictou
County with her family in 1980.
Kathy retired from Michelin as an
admin assistant. She enjoyed her
job, was well-loved and formed
long lasting bonds with many of her
co-workers. Kathy is survived by
her sister Shirley (Grimshaw), brother Bob (Martland), son Graham
(Dean), granddaughters Shelby,
Brett and KB (Dean) and greatgrandson Liam (Allen) and many
loving nieces and nephew. Kathy
will be truly missed by her close
friends, family and her loving canine
(Max). She was a remarkable,
thoughtful, loyal, caring and giving
McINNIS, Linda Ann (Allard) –
(May 28, 1950-May 20, 2016)
passed away at the age of 65 surrounded by the love of her family.
Born in New Glasgow, she was the
daughter of the late Granville and
Lorna (Butler) Allard. She was raised
and went to school in Stellarton.
While living in Sherbrooke, she
worked and volunteered throughout the community. When the family moved back to Stellarton she
worked for many years as the secretary at Our Lady of Lourdes
Parish. She was a woman of strong
faith. The church and the church
community brought her great
strength. She attended daily mass,
was a member of and past president of Our Lady of Lourdes CWL
and was a member in many prayer
groups. Her unconditional love and
compassion were qualities that
many strive for. She had a presence
of peace and grace wherever she
went and always looked for and
saw the good in everyone and
everything. In the last number of
years she was fortunate to travel
and see new parts of the world.
She was part of many pilgrimages
to Italy, France, Dubrovnik and her
beloved Medjugorje, that will always
have a piece of her heart. She
spread her good will and kindness
wherever she went. She also travelled with her sisters and her cherished nephew Michael, to Florida to
visit Disney. A proud accomplishment of hers was going to St. FX,
something she always wanted and
she earned her diploma in Ministry
in 2006. She was an avid reader
and a lifelong learner. Even though
she enjoyed travelling to new places, simply sitting by the lake watching her three grandchildren play and
swim or the annual Christmas board
games together, meant just as
much. She had immense pride in
each of them. Her time with her
grandchildren was precious and
she loved them beyond words. She
will also be missed by her furry
boys, Meeko and Riley who provided her with companionship and
company especially this past year.
Linda is survived by daughter Jillian
(Mike) Vandertoorn and grandson
Michael, Bridgewater; son Donnie
(Cheryl) and granddaughters Cecilia
and Emily, Stellarton; sisters, Carole
(Jim) Jardine, Halifax; Susan Allard
(Cora Heron), Stellarton; Nancy
(Eric) Davis, Halifax; brother Granville
(Cathy) Allard, Antigonish; nieces
Stephanie Barrett and Amanda
MacDonald; nephews Michael
Davis, Ben and Nick Allard; motherin-law Helen (Legere) McInnis,
Stellarton. Predeceased by husband Donald (Duggan) McInnis,
and parents Granville and Lorna
Allard. Mass of Christian Burial was
May 24, in Our Lady of Lourdes
Roman Catholic Church. Burial in
the parish cemetery. Donations to
Children’s Wish Foundation or
Chalice or charity of your choice.
MURPHY, Donald Robert – 91,
of New Glasgow, passed away
May 25 in the Aberdeen Hospital.
Born January 7, 1925 in New
Glasgow, he was a son of the late
Elizabeth (MacNeil) Murphy and
Hammond Murphy. Murph was a
veteran in the Merchant Marine.
Most of his working career was
spent at the Marine Forge at Trenton
Works, retiring after 37 years. He
was an advocate for fairness and
justice for everyone. He held many
executive positions on both the
New Glasgow Labour Council and
the Nova Scotia Federation of
Labour. In his position as president
of the United Steelworkers, he
fought for fair pensions for workers.
In this same light he was one of the
founders of the CO-OP and Credit
Union movement in our area. He
taught programs at St. FX’s Cody
Institute. He became president of
Branch 34 Legion and helped many
veterans get benefits. Coach Murph
became involved in minor hockey
when his sons played. One of his
recent joys was watching and hearing about his grandsons achievements in the hockey rink. For many
years Dad occupied his spare time
with racehorses. He, along with
some others, restored the former
Parkdale Raceway to what it is
today, Scott Weeks track. Murph
spent time hunting, fishing and
playing cards with his good friends
at the New Glasgow Bombers
Club. He is survived by daughters,
Beth, Maureen and Donna Murphy,
New Glasgow; sons, Michael
(Heidi), New Glasgow; Bobby (Lisa),
Truro; adored grandsons, Drew and
Tanner Murphy; brother-in-law,
Owen McCarron; several nieces
and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife, Annie Irene
(MacGillivary) Murphy; brother,
Gerald (Tina) Murphy; sisters,
Theresa (Gino) Mucciolo and Audrey
McCarron. Funeral mass was celebrated May 30 in Saint John the
Baptist Roman Catholic Church.
Burial in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Donations in his memory may be
made to the V.O.N. or a charity of
choice.
PRATT, Lillian Mary – 92, New
Glasgow, formerly of Truro, passed
away Wednesday, May 25 at
Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow.
Born in Brookside, Colchester
County, she was a daughter of the
late Noble and Winnifred (Isenor)
McNutt. She was the oldest of 10
children, which was instrumental in
her development into a woman
always looking out and caring for
others. Married to Joseph Pratt and
having three children, Lillian was a
long-time member of St. John’s
Anglican Church, Truro, where she
served as a Sunday school teacher
and superintendent, member of
ACW evening branch, altar guild,
parish council and choir. She was
often seen at catering events in the
church hall. In 1998 she moved to
Alma, becoming a member of St.
George’s Anglican Church, singing
in the choir and helping out with
church suppers and events. Lillian
loved sewing, knitting and crochet,
creating projects for church sales
and making sure that her children,
grandchildren and great-grandchildren had homemade quilts,
mittens, hats and scarves to keep
them warmed by her love. She
was also known as a cake decorator. Along with her parents and
husband, Joe, Lillian was predeceased by her sister, Grace Cowl;
brothers, Chester, Cecil, Gordon,
Russell; son-in-law, Keith Caborn;
five nieces. She is survived by her
daughters, Gloria Caborn, Dorothy
(Glen) Matthews; son, Joel
(Susan); sisters, Frances Caddell,
Florence
MacAdam,
Hazel
(Donald) Hatt; brother, Alden
(Evelyn) McNutt; sister-in-law, Rita
McNutt; grandchildren, Mark,
Melanie,
Jason,
Jonathan,
Michael, Lorne, Kelly and their
spouses/partners; 10 greatgrandchildren; many nieces and
nephews. A celebration eucharist
of Lillian’s life was held May 30 at
St John’s Anglican Church, Truro.
If so desired, donations in Lillian’s
memory to St. John’s Anglican
Church (Memorial Fund) or St.
George’s
Anglican
Church
(General Fund) are welcomed.
RIDEOUT, Elma Marjory – of
Valley View Villa, formerly of Fairview
Avenue, Stellarton, passed away
on May 26 in the Aberdeen Hospital
surrounded by her four children.
She was born on Feb. 6, 1924, the
daughter of the late Bessie Aurilla
Maude (Anderson) and John William
Hatch of Alma. She told many stories of walking from her home in
Greenhill to get the train from Alma
to Pictou in order to attend Pictou
Academy. She later worked at the
Royal Bank in New Glasgow before
starting a family and becoming a full
time mother and homemaker. She
was well known for her abilities as a
seamstress, making Scottish kilts,
clothing and prom dresses, alterations of garments for all ages and
sizes. Her homemade mittens have
kept the hands of young and old
warm. Her skill and talent with
needle and thread have been
passed on to her three daughters
and to her granddaughters as well.
She even shared her talent with
knitting needles with some of the
nurses at the Villa. She was a member of Sharon St John United
Church in Stellarton, volunteering
as a leader with Mission Band and
Vacation Bible School when her
children were young. She was an
active member of the Mothers
Auxiliary to the Dunvegan Girls Pipe
Band and a founding member of
the Valley View Villa Auxiliary. Along
with her husband, she was a founding member of the Good Tern
Campers, National Campers and
Hikers Association. She played
cards with a group of friends for
over 50 years. Besides her parents,
she was predeceased by her husband, Harris Rideout, sister, Elsie
Whidden; brother, Everett Hatch
and a sister in infancy, as well as
in-laws Roy Ellison, Ellsworth and
Marg Fisher, and Dr. Vernon
Rideout. She is survived by daughters, Glenna (Robert) Oldford,
Coalburn, Paula (Claude) Balesdent,
Plymouth, and Phyllis (Brian) Morell,
Lourdes, and son, Kenneth (Joan
Tompkins), Salmon River; by grandchildren, Dennis (Tanya) Balesdent,
Jason (Debbie) Balesdent, Jeffrey
Balesdent (Jenn Hickey-Wheeler),
Scott (Dr. Tracy Banks) Oldford,
Tanya (Jeff) Oldford-Cowley, Jennifer
Oldford, and Mandy (Bryce) Delorey,
plus several great-grandchildren.
She is also survived by her sister,
Helen (Wilfred) Grist, brother, Cecil
Hatch (Mavis Cates), sisters-in-law,
Ruth Rideout and Sylvia Ellison,
and many nieces and nephews.
She spent the last few years in
the loving care of the staff of
Valley View Villa. A celebration of
her life was held at the R.H.
Porter Funeral Home, New
Glasgow on May 29, followed by
burial at Abercrombie Cemetery.
Donations in her memory may
be made to Valley View Villa or to
a charity of your choice.
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Meat darts, Royal Canadian Legion
Pictou, 1 p.m.
Club Francais meets 12-1 p.m.,
Stellarton Library. For more info contact the co-ordinator Cynthia Gallager
at 902-754-2682 or [email protected].
Seniors Cafe (light refreshments provided) presents 'Cooking with Spice'
with registered dietitian Terry Daley,
2:30-3:30 p.m., Westville Library.
Music Circle Jam 7 p.m. at West
Branch hall. Admission for players is
free. Listeners are asked to contribute $2.50. There will be light refreshments. Proceeds to community hall.
Monthly meeting of the Pictou County
La Leche League group, 6:30 p.m. at
the Kids First Family Resource Centre
in downtown New Glasgow.
Contacts: Sue Arsenault, 902 4852530; Shannon MacDonald, 902
272-2010; Lindsay Corbin, 902 7592634.
THURSDAY, June 2
AA’s Pictou Hr. Group meets at 8
p.m. on the Old Pictou Road and at
8:30 p.m. the HOW Group meets on
East River Road in New Glasgow.
ABC’s for Babies (0-18 months),
10:30-11:30 a.m., Pictou Library.
Preschool Storytime (ages 3-5 yrs),
10:15-11 a.m., New Glasgow Library;
1-2 p.m. at the Stellarton Library and
1:15-2:15 p.m., Westville Library.
Knitting and Crocheting Group
(drop-in), 3-4:30 p.m., Pictou Library.
ToddleTime (18 months-3 yrs), 6:15
-7:15 p.m., Stellarton Library.
Puppetry Club (pre-registration
required), 3-4:30 p.m., Westville
Library.
LEGOs @ the Library, 3-4 p.m., New
Glasgow Library.
Tween Scene (NEW!), 3-4:30 p.m.,
Westville Library.
Karaoke, Royal Canadian Legion 8
p.m. Admission $3. All welcome.
Thursday Night Book Club, 6:157:15 p.m., River John Library.
Annual meeting of the Sunny Brae
Cemetery will be held at 7 p.m. in the
Sunny Brae Presbyterian Church. Lot
holders and interested persons are
invited to attend.
Sharon St. John United Church presents Melodies of Broadway Reprise,
June 2-3 at 7 p.m. at Sharon St.
John Church. Tickets $15. Starring:
Ann Holton, Peter Rawding, Vivi
Chediac, Brian Bowden, Cecely
Gilby, Randy Gilby, Rhonda Brown,
Murray McLaren, Marj MacDonald,
Sandy MacKay with musical direction
by Ron MacDonald.
FRIDAY, June 3
AA’s Trenton 24-Hr. Group meets at 8
p.m. on Pleasant Street, Trenton and
at 8 p.m. Hope Group meets at the
Sister Catherine Steel Centre,
Lourdes.
Knitting circle, 10-11 a.m. with the RJ
Square Knitters, River John Library
and 1-2 p.m. in the Stellarton Library
with the Stellar Knitters.
Toddletime runs 10-11 a.m. at the
Westville Library and 10:45-11:45
a.m. at the Stellarton Library.
Gamers Afterschool @ Library
(drop-in), 3-5 p.m., Westville Library.
Chase the Ace, River John Legion.
Tickets on sale from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
with draw at 9 p.m. Proceeds to support the River John Legion and the
River John Community HUB.
Chase the Ace, Stellar Curling Club,
Foord St., Stellarton, 6-8 p.m. with
ticket draw at 8:15 p.m.
Women on Wheels (WoW)!, 10:30
-11:30 a.m., Pictou Library. Would
you like to: connect with other senior
women? Enjoy short bike rides and
learn new skills? Feel safe cycling on
trails & roads? Be more connected to
your community? Pre-registration
required by contacting the Pictou
Recreation & Parks at (902) 4854372.
SATURDAY, June 4
Auction 45s, 7 p.m., New Horizons
Club, Pictou. Adm. $5 (includes tickets for 50/50, door prize, pool and
mystery.)
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Family LEGO time @ the Library,
3-4:30 p.m., Pictou Library.
ToddleTime (18 months-3 yrs) runs
10:15-11 a.m. at the New Glasgow
Library.
Chase the Ace, Royal Canadian
Legion Pictou, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Entertainment, draw at 9:45 p.m.
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Crafty Saturday (drop-in) with a garden flowers theme, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.,
Trenton Library.
Imagination Saturday, 10 a.m.-3
p.m., River John Library and Westville
Library.
Afterschool @ Library (ages 5-9) is
3-4 p.m., Stellarton Library.
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Saturday Morning Puppetry Club,
10:30-11:30 a.m., Pictou Library.
ABC’s for Babies (0-18 months) is
10-11 a.m., Westville Library, 10:4511:30 a.m., Stellarton Library.
Gamers Afterschool @ Library
(drop-in), 3-5 p.m., Westville.
OBITUARIES
seniors.
Tatamagouche Legion #64 and North
Shore Rec. Centre presents, The
Queen of Hearts, a new twist to
“Chase the Ace”. Play 2-4 p.m.
AA’s Easy Does it Group meets at 8
p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian
Church, Westville.
Seniors Relay sale, 474 Scotsburn
Rd, West Branch, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Proceeds for the Fuel Fund for district
Laughter Yoga session with Shelley
Ballantyne, certified laughter yoga
leader, 1:30-2:30 p.m., New Glasgow
Library.
Jihad, Niqab and other stuff about
Islam – a roundtable discussion with
speaker Abdul Razzaq Qureshi, president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim
Community of Halifax, 3-4 p.m., New
Glasgow Library.
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church,
Pictou will hold a spring tea, 2-4 p.m.
Admission $6. Jewelry, trinkets,
treasures and mystery bags for sale.
Huge yard sale at First Baptist Church
Hall, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. No entrance
cost. Fundraiser for Youth Mission
trips.
Annual Fishing Derby hosted by Blue
Mountain & District Volunteer Fire
department, Garden of Eden Lake,
registration on Siding Road in Eden
Lake. This is a Nova Scotia Sport
Fishing Weekend sanctioned event,
fishing license is not necessary but
standard regulations apply. Prizes,
food and fishing!
East River Charge Managers yard
sale, Springville Church hall, 8 a.m.12 p.m. Pantry table, tea room and
barbecue.
Imagination Saturday at the Stellarton
Library presents Teacher Appreciation,
11 a.m.-4 p.m. Drop by the arts and
craft table and make a treasure to say
thank you to your teachers.
Roll in those lazy, hazy, crazy days of
summer at First United Church hall,
Trenton, 7-9 p.m. for a musical variety show featuring well-known Pictou
County performers. Light lunch,
social and fellowship to follow. Free
will offering.
Ham & salad take-out, Durham
Church hall sponsored by Durham
Ladies Guild. Cost $8. Tickets can be
purchased from any guild member
and orders can be phoned in to 902485-4411 by June 3, picked up on
June 4, 1:30-3 p.m.
Old time dance, Toney River
Community hall, 8 p.m. Music by
Raymond, Marlene & Lynne with
Marjorie calling the sets. Adm. $7.
Shared lunch. Proceeds for the hall.
Local artist Dan Munro and friends
are hosting Art Fest 2016 at the
Union Centre Community Hall (exit
20, follow the signs) 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
today and 1-4 p.m. June 5.
SUNDAY, June 5
AA’s Hope Group meets at 12:30
p.m. at the Sister Catherine Steele
Centre, Stellarton. There is an information meeting at 2:30 p.m. at the
Pictou Detox. The Pictou Hr. Group
meets at 8 p.m. on Old Pictou Road
and the HOW Group meets at 8:30
p.m. at First Baptist Church, East
River Road, New Glasgow.
Grand opening of the Northumberland
Fisheries Museum, Pictou, 2-4 p.m.
Free admission.
Meat roll, Royal Canadian Legion
Pictou, 2 p.m.
Adopt-a-Library Annual Slow Pitch
Ball Tournament fundraiser, Dorrington
Complex (behind the RCMP
Detachment), Stellarton. This ‘noncompetitive’ slow-pitch tournament
is an annual fundraising event for the
Adopt-a-Library Literacy Program.
The tournament begins at 8 a.m. and
continues all day. (Rain date is June
12). For info and to register a team
contact Const. John Kennedy, RCMP
at [email protected] or call 755-6031
(toll-free 1(866)779-7761).
Gutsy Walk for Crohn's and Colitis at
Carmichael Park, New Glasgow.
Registration at 1 p.m. and walk at
1:30. Pledge sheets available or just
come out for support. For more info
call Mike at 925-2582.
Blue grass concert with Rustic
Harmony, Plymouth Community
Centre, 2 p.m. Tickets $10. Call Mary
at 902-752-7332 or Joyce at 902923-2368.
MONDAY, June 6
AA’s Trenton 24 Group meets at 8
p.m. on Pleasant Street, Trenton and
the Hope Group meets at 8 p.m.
at the Sister Catherine Steel
Centre, Lourdes.
Bingo, Royal Canadian Legion
Pictou. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, June 7
ALANON Adult Children of
Alcoholics meets 7 - 8 p.m. downstairs at The Detox Center, 199
Elliott Street, Pictou. For more info
contact Brenda 485-8653.
AA meets at 8 p.m. at the Sister
Catherine Steel Centre, Lourdes
and at 8 p.m. at the Lismore
Community Centre, Big Book
Study.
Community Events listings
are available free of charge for
non-profits. Deadline for submissions is 12 noon on
Fridays.
Email submissions to
[email protected].
No phone calls.
The Advocate
June 1, 2016
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN – PICTOU
David Munro welcomed the
congregation to the service conducted by Rev. Gary Tonks.
Peter MacKay lit the Christ candles. The choir, accompanied by
Joan Clark, sang The Holy Spirit,
followed by a selection by the
junior choir; Sadie LeBlanc sang
the solo parts.
During Storytime, Tonks
spoke about the relationship we
all have with an earthly father...
someone who loves, guides and
nurtures us. In Heaven, we have
a heavenly Father who cares for
us, too, he said. God will always
answer our prayers to Him;
sometimes He says yes, sometimes He says no- just like our
earthly fathers do.
Readings were 1 Kings 8:2223, 41-43; Psalm 96; Galatians
1:1-12; Luke 7:1-10. The sermon,
titled The Power of Faith, examined the story of the Roman centurion who sent word to Jesus
asking that a dying slave in his
household be saved. This was
unusual behaviour for a Roman
officer to do. Tonks said when
we look closely at the centurion's
behaviour and attitude, we can
understand why Jesus said He
had not seen such faith even in
Israel. The centurion had faith,
that as a man of authority, Jesus
only had to command the slave's
recovery and it would be fulfilled, just as His would be when
He gave orders. The centurion
was more than tolerant of the
Jewish religion because we know
he had paid for a synagogue to
be built. He did not regard his
slave as old and useless... to be
discarded. From this example,
we, too, can gain strength, direction and guidance from God
through prayer when we petition His authority. Our faith will
grow if we become a people of
prayer.
Offering was gathered by Vi
Arbuckle and Munro Fraser. The
sacrament of baptism and the
Sunday school closing will be
held next Sunday.
Submitted by Carol MacKay
ers. The closing hymn, I
Surrender All, reminded the
church family of the true nature
of worship.
Donna Cooper shared an
inspirational video clip with the
children by "Chewbacca Mom"
otherwise known as Candace
Payne. The children were
reminded that there are many
ways to share the Good News
with others.
On Saturday, 8 a.m. until 12
noon, First Baptist will host a
yard sale to raise funds for this
summer’s youth mission trips.
On Sunday at 6:30 p.m., Amy
Ward will share her recent mission journey with all who attend
her informative and fun evening
presentation.
Submitted by George Henaut
PICTOU UNITED CHURCH
This Sunday had been
named by the Pictou County
Council of Churches as Pictou
County Help Line Appreciation
Day. With the Help Line closing on May 31, the church gave
thanks for over 33 years of
ministry which its staff, board
members and volunteers have
offered the community.
Greeters were Wanda Smith
and Lynne Logan, steward was
Carloyn Moore.
Lighting The Christ candle
and leading in the gathering
was Stella Canfield.
During her time with the
children Rev. Mary-Beth
Moriarity stated she was doing
a ‘mini commercial’ for worship in two weeks. She asked
them if they liked super heroes
and if they had a favourite?
She told them the church is
having a super hero worship
to celebrate super heroes in the
church. She said we all have
the ability to be super heroes,
the ability to make a difference. She encouraged them to
wear anything super hero….
outfits, hats, etc., and asked
them to practice their ‘thankyou God’ cheer for the celebration.
Moriarity read the Gospel
lesson, Where Did We See
You?, and gave words to ponder, None But Yours… attributed to Saint Teresa of Avila.
Ross MacLeod did a video
presentation on his youth volunteer exposure trip during
March Break to Ecuador with
Me to We - Free the Children.
Ministry of music, Change
My Heart, O God, was offered
by the choir.
The bulletin was dedicated
in memory of Wilfred Wallis
by Christene and family.
Submitted by Sharon Cheverie
TRINITY UNITED – NEW GLASGOW
Greeting at the door was
Rosemary Hayter. The Christ
candle was lit by Bishop
Bonvie.
Presiding over worship was
Marie Slivocka. During the
learning time, she spoke of a
Welsh girl saving her money
and walking to buy a Bible in
her language; thus the Bible
Society was born. Slivocka asked
what signs around us are expressions of faith.
Scripture from Psalm 96 and
Luke 7: 1-10 was read by Rev.
Jennifer Goddard-Shephard.
Karen Crowley, director of
music, accompanied the music
team who sang, Rain Down.
Slivoka, in her reflection
titled, The Voice of a New Song,
spoke of the change in the world
with the image of a dead Syrian
child on the shore. She said we
now have 15 people from Syria
living in our community.
She mentioned one of the
newest members in our community told a story from 1,400 years
ago. Some Muslims were being
persecuted and a Christian king
looked after them. Today, they
feel history is repeating itself in
what is happening here. We are
taking a different step in our
Christian journey of faith singing a new song as we welcome
these families, she said.
Submitted by Brenda Sterling
Goodwin
17
Gizele Mitchell, left, and
Patty MacIsaac serve up some
tea a treats during the annual
Pictou United Church giant
yard sale on Saturday. The
event is a fundraiser for the
church.
(Harvie photo)
SHARON ST JOHN UNITED – STELLARTON
FIRST UNITED BAPTIST – NEW GLASGOW
First Baptist Church hosted
members of the Annual
Maritimes Region Convention
for the International Association
of the Y’s Men’s Club for worship. The convention was hosted
by the Pictou County Y’s Men
and Y’s Menettes Clubs.
Pastor Gordon Sutherland’s
sermon, Worship Is About
Surrender, was based upon
Romans 12:1-21: “Therefore, I
urge you, brothers and sisters, in
view of God’s mercy, to offer
your bodies as a living sacrifice,
holy and pleasing to God—this
is your true and proper worship.” Sutherland indicated that
surrender is less about defeat,
giving in, but rather giving over
our lives to God in humble service, sharing His love with oth-
Religion
Members of the St. Luke’s ladies aid in Saltsprings hosted a yard
sale on Saturday to raise funds for the church. Pictured are
Clarice MacDonald and Diane Hampton at the baked goods
table.
(Harvie photo)
ST ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN – PICTOU
Jack Cowan greeted worshippers to the service conducted by
Betty
Ann
Battist.
Announcements included notice
of the Spring Tea to be held
Saturday afternoon.
The choir offered Lord Jesus ,
You Shall Be My Song as their
ministry in music. Scriptures
read included Micah 6:1-8, John
1:35-42, John 6:1-13 and Psalm
34:1-10, 22.
In her message titled, Dare To
Be An Andrew, Battist spoke of
the apostle Andrew, whose name
appears 13 times in the Gospels
and Acts. Each time we hear of
him, he was introducing someone to Jesus. Called the
“Introducer” he demonstrated
that soul winning need not be
limited to preachers and his
example challenges us even
today to exercise our soul winning responsibilities, she said.
Andrew modeled Jesus’
behaviour by his humility.
Nowhere do we read of Andrew
boasting that he was the first
disciple; Andrew thought more
of service than reputation and
was content that the Master considered him worthy of a place
among the 12. The church needs
its Peters and Johns but it cannot
get along without its multitude
of Andrews, ministering faithfully behind the scenes, Battist
said.
On
this
Help
Line
Appreciation Sunday, tribute
was also paid to the Pictou
County Help line for its 33 years
of valuable service as a “listening
ear “
Submitted by Betty Ann Battist
On the second Sunday after
Pentecost
Rev.
Carolyn
Nicholson presided over the
church service. Cleve Canning
is the weekly duty elder and his
wife Gale Canning was the
greeter. Maelle Melong lit the
Christ candle.
After singing Tis the Gift to
be Simple, the children enjoyed
a story from Nicholson. She said
one of her favourite heroes was
Rev.
James
Drummond
MacGregor. He came from the
Church of Scotland to Pictou
County where he led a rugged
life for 44 years. He discovered
that coal could be used for burning. The students concluded by
repeating their weekly prayer.
Violet Cameron read scripture, 1 Kings 18: 20-21, 22-29,
30-39 and Galatians 1: 1-12. The
anthem was Christ Has No
Body Now but Yours, with
Norm Girard doing the solo
part.
Nicholson read the Gospel
from Luke 7: 1-10 before beginning her message titled Faith.
She said Jesus was amazed at
the great faith displayed by the
centurion who had demonstrated his faith by building a new
synagogue. His sick servant
was healed by Jesus. Jesus came
to show us God’s love; let us
have faith in the promises of
God’s love, she said.
Catherine Stone, in her
Minute for Mission, explained
how Music Delighted gives
professional help to church
musicians.
Fundscrip orders are due
June 5. See Guy Aucoin.
June 5 is the Sunday school
closing. Lunch in the hall afterwards.
June 18 is the choir pantry
sale at the Highland Square
Mall 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. It will
also be Ann and Monica’s concert and fundraiser for the Red
Cross, 7 p.m.
Submitted by Gail Kay
ST ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN – NEW GLASGOW
Members of the Allan Pollok,
Elsie MacKay and Greg Reid
Atlantic Mission Societies welcomed worshippers and led the
Mission Awareness Service.
Charlotte Adams, guest soloist, sang God Help the Outcasts
and All Through the Night and
the choir chose I Will Magnify
Thee as their anthem.
Sandra Johnson talked to the
children about outcasts and that
Missions is reaching out to others. Shirley Forbes’ story, Have
You Filled a Bucket Today,
related that each person carries
an invisible bucket to hold your
good feelings about yourself.
Happy is when your bucket is
full, sad is when it is empty. We
fill each other’s buckets by sharing love and being kind, she
said.
The sermon was written by
Rev. Lara Scholey and read by
Shirley Forbes. She said Mission
is about reaching out to difficult
places. Reaching out begins
with love. It begins with the
strength we find in learning and
serving together. By God’s
grace, we step into a world we
never expected to enter. Mission
is how we reach out in faith.
Each one of us is called by God
to reach out in compassion and
to pray for peace.
Laurene MacDonald shared
our AMS groups work for the
past year.
Refreshments followed in the
Fellowship Hall hosted by Joan
and Dave Fraser, Dot and
Arnold Chisholm and Betty
Morton.
Submitted by Pat MacKay
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Community
The Advocate
June 1, 2016
Seeds of Hope plots available
Earl Carson of Westville
shows off some of his garden in advance of the provincial garden convention
that will be held in Pictou
County on the weekend.
(Brimicombe photo)
Oh, how his garden grows
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It’s the time of year when little
buds are poking through the
ground and making their way up
towards the sun.
Spring has sprung and all of
the hard work for gardeners is
beginning to flourish for all to see.
One Pictou County garden in
particular has been attracting
more visitors than just bumble
bees and butterflies over the last
few years.
Sometimes found out in the
yard with a flashlight and some
porch lights on, Earl Carson has
been putting some long hours
into his garden over the years.
Hours that provide him with a
personal escape and relaxation
from everything else.
“I’m a very visual person I
guess, I find it a release from my
day to day,” said the Westville
business owner.
Carson’s garden can be spotted by all his patients of the
Cowan Street dental clinic, which
is just next door to his house. He
shares that the garden has in fact
been expanded three times since
its inception. It now wraps around
the clinic’s parking lot and extends
back to the field behind the property.
Carson has carefully planned
out his garden to ensure that no
matter what time of the season it
is, there is always something
blooming.
“There’s a variety of different
things in different parts of the
garden,” he said. He tends to
plant many of his favourite plants,
which include azaleas and rhododendrons, for which he has a
few unique colours.
“I’m notorious for sneaking
some home,” he said of plants he
finds in his travels. “I call them
orphans.”
With many orphans taken in
to meet the other plants and have
a new home, Carson finds the
garden a great way to create and
explore what he can do.
“I just like to see things grow,
it’s nice to see what you can create,” he said, noting that the particular geographical zone that his
garden falls in, as with the rest of
Nova Scotia, has an interesting
climate unique to this part of
Canada, allowing it to grow different types of plants than elsewhere in the country.
In the past, Carson has had
different garden clubs from
around Pictou County visit his
garden to admire what he has
been up to. Recently, one of his
patients, who is a member of a
local garden club, approached
him about hosting a featured garden at the upcoming Nova Scotia
Association of Garden Clubs convention being held at the Pictou
County Wellness Centre. Thrilled
with the proposition, Carson will
be hosting visitors of the convention in his garden for tours.
“One of the unique features of
the garden is there is a lot of
rock,” Carson explained. “My
father and I, we did all that, we
moved all that rock in.” The rock
was sourced from his father’s
property in Rockfield, NS.
Rocks are not the only family
ties Carson has to his garden
though. The property that
Carson’s house and garden are
located on have been home for his
family for six generations, with
the sixth generation being his
children.
As spring is finally here,
Carson sees lots of much-enjoyed
work to do in his garden. Looking
back, he recalled how the large
garden – complete with stone
features and white gazebo placed
in the centre – all began.
“This just started with one
flower bed,” he said.
Gardening season is in full
swing, and the local community
garden has three plots available
for those who do not have the
space to garden at home and/or
would like to have the opportunity to garden with others.
The model of community gardening followed by Seeds of Hope
is that each gardener maintains
their own plot and harvests what
it produces, along with sharing in
general tasks around the garden.
For example, on May 21, gardeners and committee members gathered to top up raised beds with
topsoil, put out garden benches
and spread mulch on the garden
perimeter.
In its fourth season, graciously
hosted by the Maritime Odd
Fellows Home, the garden is situated on historically agricultural
land with a panoramic view of
Pictou Harbour. Two garden
benches placed under nearby
maples welcome anyone in the
community to “set a spell” to view
the garden in its magnificent setting.
The “seed library,” a joint venture of Seeds of Hope and the
Pictou library, offers the opportunity for anyone in the community
to drop off excess seeds they may
have at the library and/or help
themselves to seeds that have been
left by others.
A new venture of Seeds of
Hope this year is to gather surplus
produce from gardeners to distribute to Roots for Youth, Pictou
West Food Bank and Kids First.
The mission of the community
garden is to sow Seeds of Hope for
the community through the shared
experiences of planning and planting, mentoring and learning, nur-
Angie Burns- Burrell
hauls mulch in the Seeds
of Hope Community
Garden in Pictou.
(Photo by David Burrell)
turing the earth and harvesting
her bounty, celebrating and feasting. Seeds of Hope Community
Garden is committed to: building
an inclusive community welcoming of all ages, abilities and backgrounds to learn, share, work and
socialize together; fostering respect
for the environment through best
gardening practices; promoting a
healthy lifestyle through physical
exercise, fresh air and healthy eating; building a community where
fresh local food is available for all,
safe to eat and nourishing of body
and soul. The annual participation
fee is $10, with a $5 refundable key
deposit. Anyone who is interested
should contact Ruth Mackay at
902 485-5442.
Team Reese wishes to thank all our community
sponsors and volunteers for another successful event!
CRAFT BEER &
MUSIC FESTIVAL
Advocate Printing & Publishing
Tim Horton's
Sobeys
Shiredown Discount Emporium
Investors Group
Stone Soup Cafe
Sharon's Place
Back to Basics Physiotherapy
Cafe Italia
Hebel's Restaurant
Jacob's Variety
Featuring:
OLD MAN LUEDECKE • Tj KING • LEAH & KYLE
Glasgow Square Theatre
China Boat Restaurant
Not Your Momma's Kitchen
Acropole Pizza
East End Grocery
Central Supplies
Ahead of Hair
Michelin
Veron d'Eons
Water Street Studios
Fulmore's Pharmacy
Grohman Knives
Hann Automotive
Shiretown Home & Auto
M MacDonald Epicure
C Chisholm Stamp it Up
A&B Langille
Kimberly Clarke
Pictou Pharmasave
Cara's New Hairizon
Walk with Reese
SATURDAY, JUNE 11
DOORS OPEN AT 6PM
TICKETS: $50 (plus tax)
902-485-4322 | pictoulodge.com
SPRING LEAF
COLLECTION
May 30th – June 10th
PICTOU LODGE BEACH RESORT - NORTHUMBEERFEST AD 2016
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Bags of Leaves Should be Set-Out, Separated from Garbage Bags
Unlimited Number of Bags Containing Leaves Accepted
Leaves Can Also be Put in the Green Cart on a Regular Basis
Leaves Can be Composted in a Backyard Composter
Bundles of Twigs (No Longer than 4 Ft. – Tightly Wrapped)
are accepted
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